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A dynamic leader unites the people and symbolizes the government. They encourage popular support through force of will. Stalin found many ways to become a dynamic leader. He created a police state to maintain his power and he used Russian Propagandas.

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Modern technology is mass communication in order to spread propaganda. It also included the creation of advanced military weapons. Stalin began the use of propaganda and censorship. His government controlled all newspapers, motion pictures, radio, and other sources of information. Stalin would not tolerate individual creativity that did not promote the views of the state as many Soviet writers, composers, and other artists fell victim to official censorship. Soviet radio broadcast and newspapers praise the achievement of communism, Stalin, and his economic programs.

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The methods of enforcement were police terror, indoctrination, censorship and persecution. To maintain his power, Stalin built a police state. His secret police used tanks and armored to cars to stop riots. They monitor telephone lines, read mail, and planted informers everywhere. Children told authorities about disloyal mentions that they heard at home so many families feared knocks on their doors in early morning hours as it usually meant that arrest was going to be made. Millions of so-called traitors were arrested and executed by the secret police state.

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The state control of society is what the government controls which is business, labor, housing, education, religion, the arts, personal life and youth groups. Stalins total control of the society annihilate personal rights and freedoms in favor of the power of the state. Many communists aimed to replace religious teachings with the ideals of communism.

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A dictatorship exercises absolute authority and dominates the government through force. Stalin created the Communist Part as the only party because the foundation in which the dictator has absolutely authority or a single party is vital. Stalin would also punish anyone with “crimes against state” if they challenge his policies.

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The ideology characteristic sets goals for the state in order to justify the government’s action. It also glorifies the aim of the state. Stalin seized power and transformed the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. Stalin was determined that the Soviet Union should find its place both politically and economically among the most powerful of nations in the world. He wanted to create a communist country.

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The state control of individuals demands loyalty and expects personal sacrifice for the good of the state. Also it denies the basic liberties. Stalin’s economic plans created a high demand for many skilled workers. Women’s roles expanded greatly as people became better educated and mastered new technical skills. Soviet citizens found that their lives came at a great cost as reat cost as personal freedoms were limited, consumer goods were in short supply, and dissent was prohibited.

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Observations:
1. There are children smiling and handing Stalin flowers.
2. There is a church in the background with a red start at the point of it.
3. Stalin is smiling towards the children but he isn’t physically there. It seems as if he was a god.

Message:
I think that the message behind this propaganda poster is that the children are bringing offerings to Stalin, which are the flowers, but the flowers won’t reach Stalin so the would remain purely symbolic. The children are saluting Stalin. He is like a symbolic father offering protection and benefaction from afar which makes the Russians believe that he is a good leader.

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What were Stalin’s “Great Purges”?
Stalin’s great purges were his “Terror" and they grew from his paranoia and his desire to be an absolute autocrat.

When did they take place?
The first purges took place in the years 1930 to 1933 but the most ferocious acts of terror took place in the years 1934 to 1939.

What did Stalin use to carry out his terror?
Stalin used the murder of Sergey Kirov to launch his terror. He arrested thousands of his opponents, who, in his words, might have been responsible for Kirov's murder.

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Stalin took control over food production for the state because he wanted Russia to industrialize. Stalin wanted to boost agricultural production through the organization of land and labor into large-scale collective farms. The “five year plan” was used to force the country to down the agricultural development. Stalin created collective farms which are farms that are owned by the government and produces products for the state. Although collective farms did help the state, it brought anger to the people. Peasants were mainly forced to work at the collective farms and millions of them would die. They began protesting and destroying collective farms.

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I am Stalin
I feel powerful and fearless
I need to bring peace to this country
I worry that the citizens won’t have faith in my ideals
I pretend to be a father for everyone
I am driven by my goals

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I am ambitious
I wonder if I will achieve the impossible
I hear the citizens antagonizing me
I see the potiential in what Russia will become
I want everyone to admire what I have done
I am Stalin

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I am curious and optimistic
I understand why the people don’t believe in me
I say that everything will come out okay but will it
I try to be positive and not let others bring me down
I dream that Russia will be exceptional with my leadership
I am Stalin