Cultural Change (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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What were 'shock brigades' in Stalin's cultural revolution?
What were 'shock brigades' in Stalin's cultural revolution?
Groups working on collectivisation projects
By 1941, what proportion of churches continued operating as places of worship?
By 1941, what proportion of churches continued operating as places of worship?
Approximately 1 church in 40
Of the 168 bishops in 1930, how many had been killed or imprisoned by the decade's end?
Of the 168 bishops in 1930, how many had been killed or imprisoned by the decade's end?
152 bishops
What did socialist realism emphasise in artistic works?
What did socialist realism emphasise in artistic works?
Optimistic portrayals & heroic workers
What did Maxim Gorky say Russian writers had lost under Stalin?
What did Maxim Gorky say Russian writers had lost under Stalin?
Nothing but the right to be bad writers
Why might Stalin have removed Pasternak's name from the purge list?
Why might Stalin have removed Pasternak's name from the purge list?
He admired Pasternak's Georgian translations
What was the 1936 Pravda headline attacking Shostakovich's opera?
What was the 1936 Pravda headline attacking Shostakovich's opera?
'Chaos instead of Music'
What did Russian cinema attendance patterns reveal about popular preferences?
What did Russian cinema attendance patterns reveal about popular preferences?
People preferred Hollywood to Soviet films
According to Dr John Barber, what proportion of workers supported Stalin's regime?
According to Dr John Barber, what proportion of workers supported Stalin's regime?
Approximately one-fifth of workers
What happened to the theatre director who defended Shostakovich?
What happened to the theatre director who defended Shostakovich?
Tortured by NKVD and executed