Propaganda proceselor politice în regimul comunist, 1945-1953
The propaganda of political trials under the communist regime, 1945-1953
Author(s): Oana IlieSubject(s): Political history, Security and defense, Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: communism; communist regime; propaganda; 40s; 50s; trials; arrests;
Summary/Abstract: A political dictionary defines the term “propaganda” as “systematic action to spread a doctrine or an opinion in order to make them known and determine the people to accept them, based not only on facts but also on emotional aspects.” Unlike the propaganda of democratic regimes, that of totalitarian regimes is characterized by the government’s monopoly over it as well as by the avowed goal of communist propaganda -to shape a new man. Although subjectivism is not excluded, the fragmentary recollections presented by the author reveal an universe of terror that the regime presented as a victory of the new government: the bringing to justice of war criminals. If in the beginning (1945, 1946) the persons involved were well known, in time the trials came to be staged for ordinary people, arrested for minor offences.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: X/2002
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 37-49
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Romanian
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