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Life in Stalins Russia Art and Sport Agitational Art • Art used to manipulate ideological beliefs, specifically to spread the ideals of Communism in Russia. • Period immediately following the 1917 revolution • Took many different forms o theatrical performances, storming of the white palace o Agit-trains o Statues. How was Art used by the State - During this time, there was tighter control on the content of the pictures. Each picture would often contain tractors, harvesting, peasants etc… - It had to show socialist elements and it had to tell a story that could be understood without any difficulty. Hence the state used the art produced as propaganda. - For Music, the State made sure that all music made was positive, symphonies were only allowed in a major key as it created a much more happier tone compared to a symphony in a minor key. Music was used again as propaganda as the music made was intended to praise the ' happy life of a soviet man' Impact of communism on artists - In the 1920s, artists had a lot of freedom, as they were allowed to express themselves. Stalin merely saw this as a form of propaganda - However, in the 1930s, there were more restrictions, as strists had to conform to 'Socialist Realism'. This meant that the artists had to glorify the achievements of Stalin and the five-year plan. - The artists were encouraged to produce their own work as the Tzar's censorship was lifted. The effects of Cultural Revolution -The Cultural Revolution was part of a great change in the USSR, it was associated with the ‘socialist offensive’. -The Cultural Revolution had a huge impact on the Arts, some of the old ‘master’ paintings were vandalized because of the class wars in Russia. They were noted as ‘bourgeois culture’. -Galleries had to start labeling exhibits according to the class origins of the artist. The major artists association changed its name to Association of Proletarian Artists in 1931. -Artists were given strict guidelines for their paintings and since museum directors were given bonuses for exceeding their targets it gave a large incentive for them to bring more people into the galleries, exposing the public to the message. Effects on the People • Architecture - Russian Metro, decorated so lavishly considering it was public and anyone could use it. • Proletkult (proletarian cultural movement), people creating their own art. • Propaganda, the bolsheviks managed to keep well known artists on their side encouraging them to take advantage of the lack of censorship. • Agitational art - manipulating ideological beliefs spreading communism. storming of the winter palace, o Agit-trains which were painted and filled with party manifestos and even carriages with films of lenin and trotsky.