There are 4 main ways Stalin’s cult of personality was created:
The main reason for propaganda was pretty much the same as that for the cult of personality, provided a better grip on power, but propaganda also had a wider range of uses:
There were 7 main ways in which propaganda was spread:
1. Posters
2. Art
3. Literature
4. Film
5. News
6. Education
7. Youth groups
The most effective form of propaganda was news reels:
Stalin deemed education to be a vital part of c being a communist, because if children are taught to be communists the brain washing is more effective. Stalin reformed the education system when he came to power. This reform was good for the people and made education more effective and accessible but I also contained some reforms that could be called introducing propaganda into the school system:
Youth groups were another form of propaganda implemented on children:
The use of propaganda was vital for the creation of Stalin’s cult of personality and one of the more important parts if it was how Stalin associated himself with Lenin after his death:
Stalin did all this so that he could then transfer Lenin’s cult of personality onto him self. He was successful and this brought about the era of Stalinization:
To conclude: