History A-Level
The role of propaganda and culture
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The use of propaganda and culture, such as the Stakhanovite movement and socialist realism, to illustrate state expectations and cultivate the 'socialist man'.
Topics that use The role of propaganda and culture
- 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 – Stalinism, politics and control, 1929–1941 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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