Stalin

... Stalin Coursework: Question 4 Source H is a photograph showing the peasants demonstrating against the kulaks and favouring collectivisation. It is also subjective towards Stalin and has probably been doctored in order to indoctrinate the Russian people to the way of thinking that Stalin desired. The first problem with the photograph is that the banner that the peasants are carrying reads, "We demand collectivisation and the liquidation of the kulaks as a class", and however, since most peasants in the 1930 were illiterate, the whole idea of the peasants carrying a written banner suddenly becomes implausible. Stalin would have probably staged this whole photo in order to convey positive political propaganda, showing that despite claims that collectivisation was failing, the peasants themselves still supported the scheme and so it was going to work. In fact, the peasants in the photograph may not be actual peasants, but Soviet Party members who have

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