Throughout the 20th century, totalitarianism was the most dominant government in Europe. Absolute is defined as control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. There are eight concepts to totalitarianism, one being single party dictatorship. Others include state control of economy, absolute loyalty,education of youth, and most importantly terrorism, secret police,propaganda, and censorship. Three leaders who displayed totalitarianism are Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin. Stalin was the most effective demonstration of totalitarianism. Stalin was the most totalrism through his terrorism in which he purged people,propaganda to promote self imagine, and censorship to limit people's access to information and beliefs.
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Stalin would completely erase a person from from ever existing, including in newspapers,books, and pictures. During Yezhovshchina, the intense time of purges from 1937-1938, Stalin purged over 1.2 million people. From 1924 to 1954, an estimate of 40 million people were purged directly linked to Stalin. This is double the amount of Hitler and three times the amount of Mussolini's. Purges were not Stalin's only way of demonstrating terrorism. He purged religious leaders and closed down churches. Stalin was able to do this without much questioning due to his popularity amongst the citizens. He did this by using an ample amount of propaganda to promote self image. One way he did this was by photoshopping a picture of Lenin and himself shaking hands as if they were friends. Lenin, russia's former leader, was worshipped as a god and encompassed loving citizens which transpired to Stalin after the people witnessed them together as if companions. In which he named himself Stalin, or man of steel, he also named towns and cities after
Stalin would completely erase a person from from ever existing, including in newspapers,books, and pictures. During Yezhovshchina, the intense time of purges from 1937-1938, Stalin purged over 1.2 million people. From 1924 to 1954, an estimate of 40 million people were purged directly linked to Stalin. This is double the amount of Hitler and three times the amount of Mussolini's. Purges were not Stalin's only way of demonstrating terrorism. He purged religious leaders and closed down churches. Stalin was able to do this without much questioning due to his popularity amongst the citizens. He did this by using an ample amount of propaganda to promote self image. One way he did this was by photoshopping a picture of Lenin and himself shaking hands as if they were friends. Lenin, russia's former leader, was worshipped as a god and encompassed loving citizens which transpired to Stalin after the people witnessed them together as if companions. In which he named himself Stalin, or man of steel, he also named towns and cities after