Agitprop
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Agitprop was the Soviet Union’s department responsible for shaping and spreading communist ideology through mass propaganda in culture, education, and the media.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agitprop canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet government department
ⓘ
propaganda organization ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| fullName | Department for Agitation and Propaganda ⓘ |
| goal |
consolidation of Soviet power
ⓘ
creation of the new socialist man ⓘ elimination of political dissent ⓘ promotion of loyalty to the Communist Party ⓘ |
| hasConceptualLegacyIn | term "agitprop" meaning political propaganda in art and media worldwide ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Soviet culture
ⓘ
Soviet education ⓘ Soviet mass media ⓘ socialist realism in the arts ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | Russian ⓘ |
| namedAfter | agitation and propaganda ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| partOf | Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik Party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
ideological propaganda
ⓘ
political agitation ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
censorship and control of cultural content
ⓘ
mass political campaigns ⓘ political education of the masses ⓘ political indoctrination in schools ⓘ production of propaganda materials ⓘ propaganda abroad ⓘ shaping communist ideology ⓘ spreading communist ideology ⓘ supervision of cinema ⓘ supervision of education ⓘ supervision of literature ⓘ supervision of mass media ⓘ supervision of radio ⓘ supervision of theater ⓘ |
| shortName | Agitprop ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
education system
ⓘ
film ⓘ mass organizations ⓘ posters ⓘ press ⓘ radio ⓘ theater ⓘ |
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