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Lozincile sovietice ca instrument de propagandă
The Soviet Slogans as Means of Propaganda

Author(s): Diana-Elena Firfirica
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Governance, Social history, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Soviet slogans; propaganda; communism; Lenin; Stalin; thematic classification;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a short analysis of the Soviet slogans.The aim of our article resides in compiling a thematic classification of the most commonly used Soviet slogans from the 1920s to the 1980s.The Soviet slogans included in the article can be divided into different thematic groups, such as: slogans about education, work, war, economics, life and death. Moreover, in this article we delve deeper into the analysis of the grammatical means employed for propaganda. Soviet slogans are simple phrases which help draw people's attention and which are used to enforce political propaganda. They conveyed to the Soviet community certain ideas, mainly related to life under communism, they pledged the country's economic growth, a better life for citizens and a prosperous future, devoid of worries. The slogans were based on the moral principles of the ideal Soviet citizen who must do anything to protect his country and his compatriots.

  • Issue Year: 10/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-78
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian