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Stalinist Russia. Totalitarianism. Totalitarianism. Government takes total centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life. . Totalitarianism. Use dynamic leaders to build support for their policies. Challenges the values of Western democracies. Reason Freedom
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Stalinist Russia Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism • Government takes total centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life.
Totalitarianism • Use dynamic leaders to build support for their policies. • Challenges the values of Western democracies. • Reason • Freedom • Human Dignity • Worth of the individual • Used control and domination of certain aspects of life to maintain control. • These are on the following slides
1. Police Terror • In the US police are expected to respond to criminal activity and protect citizens • In a totalitarian state police enforce the governments policies. • Spying on citizens • Intimidating citizens • Use brutal force or murder to achieve goals.
2. Indoctrination • Instruction in the governments beliefs to mold peoples minds. • Education • Young children put into youth groups • All convince young people of the unconditional loyalty and support that are required by the government.
3. Propaganda • Biased or incomplete information used to sway people to accept certain beliefs or actions. • All mass media is under government control. • Publications • Film • Art • Music • Suggesting any information is incorrect is monitored and goes back to the police state.
4. Religious or Ethnic Persecution • Leaders create “enemies of the state” to blame for things that go wrong. • Groups that are easily identifiable are often forced to live in certain areas. • Subject to rules that apply only to them. • Terror or violence campaigns directed at these groups.
Joseph Stalin • Why is he wearing a military uniform? • Had one of the most paranoid personalities EVER.
Stalin • Stalin had taken control of the Communist Party . • Lenin warned about his ability to rule with this kind of control. • Trotsky was forced into exile by 1929 • Stalin had total control. • Now all that was left was for him to centralize the control.
Communist Police State • Stalin’s secret police used tanks and armored cars to stop riots. • Monitored phone lines, read mail, and planted informers everywhere. • Children told on parents when they spoke disloyal remarks at home. • Police arrested millions and executed them.
The Great Purge • 1934 Stalin turned against the Communist Party. • This was a campaign of terror aimed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power. • Old Bolshevik leaders were put on trial and either executed or sent to labor camps. • Many of these men were the leaders of his military. • Historians estimate Stalin was responsible for 8-13 million deaths.
Education • All schools were educated nursery school through university by the Communist government. • School children learned the virtues of the communist party. • Professors and students who questioned the party were at risk of losing jobs or imprisonment. • Leaders trained peasants on the virtues of the party.
Media • Stalin’s government controlled all: • Newspapers • Motion pictures • Radio • Artists also fell victim to censorship: • Writers • Composers • Artists • Creativity was centered around glorification of the part.
Religious Persecution • “Museums of Atheism” displayed exhibits to show that religion was mere superstition. • Russian Orthodox Church was the main target of the government. • Police destroyed churches and synagogues. • Leaders were sent to labor camps or killed.
Quiz • Based on the information about life in Russia under Stalin do you believe this was a totalitarian state? • Give 2 examples why or why not you believe Stalin was a totalitarian leader in a paragraph. • Use examples from these notes • Relate this to your life in some way.
