Propaganda Posters and Literacy in Early Soviet Russia
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 135
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
During and immediately after the Russian Revolution of 1917, Lenin and the Bolsheviks used many forms of propaganda to foster support for their aims. Since their favored journalistic strategy was incomprehensible to most of the population, the political poster became an important vehicle for promotion of Bolshevik ideology. On the posters, creative pictures and very direct messages could also promote literacy itself. This paper argues that Soviet propaganda posters of the revolutionary period had the dual goal of promoting literacy and the Party’s agenda.
Recommended Citation
Ribera, Loredana, "Propaganda Posters and Literacy in Early Soviet Russia" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 102.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/oralpresentations/102
Additional Mentoring Department
History
Propaganda Posters and Literacy in Early Soviet Russia
SURC 135
During and immediately after the Russian Revolution of 1917, Lenin and the Bolsheviks used many forms of propaganda to foster support for their aims. Since their favored journalistic strategy was incomprehensible to most of the population, the political poster became an important vehicle for promotion of Bolshevik ideology. On the posters, creative pictures and very direct messages could also promote literacy itself. This paper argues that Soviet propaganda posters of the revolutionary period had the dual goal of promoting literacy and the Party’s agenda.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Roxanne Easley