Control of the People: Media, Propaganda and Religion (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Lenin's view on controlling press and media
Lenin's view on controlling press and media
Absolutely essential for Bolshevik revolution and Communist power
Decree on the Press date and purpose
Decree on the Press date and purpose
Nov 1917; emergency powers to close counter-revolutionary papers
Publications closed by 1921
Publications closed by 1921
2,000 newspapers and 575 printing presses
ROSTA (All-Russia Telegraph Agency) role
ROSTA (All-Russia Telegraph Agency) role
Solely responsible for distributing all news throughout country
Glavlit introduction year and founder
Glavlit introduction year and founder
1922, introduced by Felix Dzerzhinsky
'Book Gulags' purpose
'Book Gulags' purpose
Special libraries holding banned books, access for Party only
Glavlit control from 1928
Glavlit control from 1928
Controlled access to all economic data, hiding failures
Topics forbidden in Soviet media under Stalin
Topics forbidden in Soviet media under Stalin
Natural disasters, suicides, industrial accidents, bad weather
Yuri Gagarin TV celebration year
Yuri Gagarin TV celebration year
1961, five-hour programme on space flight
Brezhnev's TV decline effect
Brezhnev's TV decline effect
Showed physical/mental decline, undermined authority & credibility