The Cult of Personality (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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When the cult of Stalin began
When the cult of Stalin began
December 1929, coinciding with his fiftieth birthday
Most intensive period of Stalin's cult
Most intensive period of Stalin's cult
1933 to 1939
Stalin's epithet meaning supreme communist thinker
Stalin's epithet meaning supreme communist thinker
Universal genius
Year 'Short Course' history textbook was published
Year 'Short Course' history textbook was published
1938
Copies of 'Short Course' sold in USSR by 1948
Copies of 'Short Course' sold in USSR by 1948
34 million copies
Technique to remove Stalin's enemies from historical record
Technique to remove Stalin's enemies from historical record
Photo doctoring/altering photographs
Home shrine dedicated to Stalin and leaders
Home shrine dedicated to Stalin and leaders
Red corner
Stalin's role in developing his own cult
Stalin's role in developing his own cult
Insisted on revisions to enhance his glorification in biography
Type of popular attachment to Stalin that developed
Type of popular attachment to Stalin that developed
Genuine emotional attachment
Poet who wrote 'Song About Stalin' in 1936
Poet who wrote 'Song About Stalin' in 1936
Mikhail Izakovsky