While Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union both used propaganda to influence the ideas of their populations, Hitler’s propaganda focused on the praise of Nazi ideology and demonization of Jews, whereas Stalin used propaganda to legitimize his position of authority and nearly deify himself. Propaganda in Nazi Germany was found in art, music, theatre, films, books, radio, education, and press, showing Germany to be superior to other countries and conditioning the minds of the German population into agreeing. This permeation of Nazi belief into everyday life eventually caused Germans to become habituated to it and tolerant of violence toward Jews or other groups. Stalin also used propaganda in excess, creating a norm and making radical ideas the
