1928-1941 - Stalin Propaganda

• Any support for Stalin after 1928 was imposed through the Soviet regime's excessive use of propaganda.
• Popular support for Stalin was seen as manufactured rather than real and active support.
• The development of the cult of personality around Stalin was seen as a symbol of the development of this manufactured support.
• A purpose of Stalin propaganda was to reinforce a belief in the achievements of socialism and of the Soviet government.
• The development of the cult of personality was to secure support for the leadership.
• Stalin used the Komsomol, education, the media, the arts and popular culture, political rituals and leisure activities to mobilise support for the regime.