The Personality Cult of Stalin in Soviet Posters, 1929--1953: Archetypes, Inventions & Fabrications: Archetypes, inventions and fabrications.

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From 1929 until 1953, Iosif Stalin's image became a central symbol in Soviet propaganda. Touched up images of an omniscient Stalin appeared everywhere: emblazoned across buildings and lining the streets; carried in parades and woven into carpets; and saturating the media of socialist realist pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pisch, Anita
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : ANU Press : ANU Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Symbolism.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953
Political posters, Russian.
Symbolism in politics > Soviet Union.
Symbolism in mass media.
Symbolism in art.
Affiches politiques russes.
Symbolisme en politique > URSS.
Symbolisme dans l'art.
The arts.
Industrial > commercial art and design.
Illustration and commercial art.
Poster art.
Europe.
Eastern Europe.
Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe)
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Politics and government.
Political structure and processes.
Political leaders and leadership.
Political control and freedoms.
Political campaigning and advertising.
ART > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Political posters, Russian
Symbolism
Symbolism in art
Symbolism in mass media
Symbolism in politics
Soviet Union
Australian
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The phenomenon of the personality cult--a historical perspective
  • 2. The rise of the Stalin personality cult
  • 3. Stalin is like a fairytale sycamore tree--Stalin as a symbol
  • 4. Stalin saves the world--Stalin and the evolution of the Warrior and Saviour archetypes
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Breakdown of posters in the research sample by year
  • Appendix 2: Frequency trends in posters with images of Stalin in the research sample, and Stalin's appearances in Pravda
  • Appendix 3: Posters of Stalin and Lenin by year.

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