The personality cult of Stalin in Soviet posters, 1929–1953: Archetypes, inventions and fabrications

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 paintin...

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Main Author:	Pisch, Anita (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	ANU Press 2016
Subjects:	stalin soviet russia marketing poster art propoganda Cult of personality Joseph Stalin Moscow Propaganda Vladimir Lenin thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QB Historical states, empires, territories and regions::1QBD Historical states, empires, territories and regions: Europe::1QBDR USSR, Soviet Union thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AK Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration::AKL Illustration and commercial art::AKLP Poster art thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHL Political leaders and leadership thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWC Political campaigning and advertising
Online Access:	Open access – download the full text (archived at NCDS Library)
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