Life in a Totalitarian State
Totalitarian Control Terror- increase support for communism Propaganda- ads to promote communism Religion- atheism
Changes in Society New Elite- communist members made up a privileged group Social Benefits- virtually nonexistent unemployment Drawbacks- lower standard of living
Changes in Society D. Education- certain skills & communist values were part of school curriculum E. Women- won equality under law
The Arts & the State Socialist realism: Stalin forced artists to show Soviet life in a positive light
Question: Think of something in your life that you are proud of or something you accomplished. How did you feel when you achieved this? How do you feel about it now? Is it important to be recognized for these accomplishments?
The Arts & the State B. Censorship Boris Pasternak- “Dr. Zhivago” Won Nobel Prize, but turned it down because pressure from govt. Anna Akhmatova- Great Russian poet who’s poems were banned
Communist Cartoons
Communist Cartoons “I won the Nobel Prize for literature. What was your crime?” - Boris Pasternak