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Propaganda in the Soviet Union - Quiz
Contributed by: Haynes
  • 1. What term was used to depict the creation of a new, utopian society in Soviet propaganda?
A) A new, classless community
B) A capitalist society
C) A return to traditional values
D) A military dictatorship
  • 2. How was the collectivization of agriculture officially termed in 1929?
A) A peaceful transition
B) A capitalist reform
C) A minor adjustment
D) A full-scale socialist offensive on all fronts
  • 3. What metaphor was used to describe the Stalinist society?
A) A great family with Stalin as the great father
B) A corporate hierarchy
C) A military regime
D) A democratic assembly
  • 4. What was the attitude towards happiness in Soviet propaganda?
A) Happiness was irrelevant
B) Happiness was mandatory
C) Happiness was optional
D) Happiness was discouraged
  • 5. How were moral and immoral actions determined in Soviet society?
A) By traditional customs
B) By personal beliefs
C) By religious teachings
D) By whether they helped or hindered the development of communist society
  • 6. What was the stance on Tsarist law under Soviet propaganda?
A) Tsarist law was fully retained
B) Tsarist law was ignored
C) Tsarist law was slightly modified
D) Tsarist law was overtly abolished
  • 7. What was the response when people believed private property would be returned?
A) Private property was immediately returned
B) The constitution was rewritten
C) Speakers were sent out to clarify the matter
D) The belief was ignored
  • 8. How was the Second Five-Year Plan characterized in propaganda?
A) As a minor adjustment
B) As a complete failure
C) As a rapid success
D) As a slowdown of the Socialist Offensive
  • 9. What was the purpose of providing hot breakfasts for schoolchildren?
A) Implemented quietly
B) Implemented as a temporary measure
C) Announced with great fanfare
D) Considered unnecessary
  • 10. How were classes described in the USSR during discussions of the new constitution?
A) As essential for societal progress
B) As a major source of conflict
C) As unimportant because they had no need to conflict
D) As irrelevant to the constitution
  • 11. What was the role of judges in the Soviet legal system?
A) Guided by personal discretion
B) Guided by traditional laws
C) Guided by 'revolutionary consciousness'
D) Guided by foreign legal systems
  • 12. How was Stalin's role in society portrayed?
A) As the great father of a great family
B) As a democratic president
C) As a distant leader
D) As a military general
  • 13. What was the Soviet Union's stance on the development of law?
A) The law was to remain unchanged
B) The law was to be weakened
C) The law would 'wither away' best when its authority was raised to the highest
D) The law was to be abolished immediately
  • 14. Which character was often used to attack kulaks in Soviet agitprop theater?
A) Ivan
B) Boris
C) Sasha
D) Petrushka
  • 15. What traits were depicted in the 'positive hero' in Soviet works?
A) Indifference and apathy
B) Individualism and personal gain
C) Crude impulses and self-indulgence
D) Intellectualism, hard discipline, and selfless sacrifice
  • 16. Who was set forth as the exemplar of the 'new man' in Soviet propaganda?
A) Leon Trotsky
B) Alexey Stakhanov
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Joseph Stalin
  • 17. How were the hardships of the First Five-Year Plan portrayed in Soviet accounts?
A) As insignificant and trivial
B) As purely negative experiences
C) As failures and setbacks
D) In romanticized accounts
  • 18. What did 'Mother-heroines' receive for having ten or more children?
A) Public criticism
B) No recognition
C) Medals
D) Fines
  • 19. What was reinstated due to a lack of Bolshevist authors?
A) Freedom of the press
B) Pre-publication censorship
C) Private ownership of printing presses
D) International literary exchanges
  • 20. Which films were withdrawn after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact but returned after the war began?
A) Documentaries like those by Roman Karmen.
B) Films about the life of Stalin.
C) Films about Soviet industrial achievements.
D) Dramas like Alexander Nevsky.
  • 21. Who did Lenin proclaim was being exterminated as a class during the Civil War?
A) The bourgeoisie
B) The landlords
C) The kulaks
D) The workers
  • 22. What was the term used for peasants who opposed collective farming but were not rich enough to be classified as kulaks?
A) Proletarians
B) Sub-kulaks
C) Collectivists
D) Red peasants
  • 23. During which era were opposition leaders routinely described as traitors and agents of foreign powers?
A) The Stalinist era
B) The Khrushchev era
C) The Brezhnev era
D) The Leninist era
  • 24. What did Soviet propaganda claim the gulags were?
A) Military bases
B) Rehabilitation centers
C) Prison camps
D) Corrective labor camps
  • 25. Which nationality was branded as traitors during World War II?
A) Ukrainians
B) Russians
C) Polish
D) Volga Germans
  • 26. How were the heroes of Arctic exploration portrayed in Soviet propaganda?
A) Depicted as failures
B) Glorified
C) Ignored
D) Critiqued
  • 27. How was the USSR described despite a majority rural population?
A) A nation in decline
B) A predominantly agricultural nation
C) A developing country
D) A mighty industrial power
  • 28. What was the slogan used to focus on production during World War II?
A) Strength through Unity!
B) Victory for the People!
C) Forward to Socialism!
D) Everything for the Front!
  • 29. What term was used to refer to the USSR subsequently?
A) Developed socialism
B) Advanced capitalism
C) Totalitarian state
D) Communist utopia
  • 30. What organization did Lenin found to propagate Communism internationally?
A) Cheka.
B) Komsomol.
C) Comintern.
D) NKVD.
  • 31. What was the original national anthem of the Soviet Union?
A) "The Star-Spangled Banner."
B) "The Internationale."
C) "God Save the Tsar!"
D) "La Marseillaise."
  • 32. How did Richard Pipes describe a major purpose of Soviet propaganda?
A) Supporting democratic institutions
B) Arousing violent political emotions against the regime's enemies
C) Promoting cultural exchange
D) Encouraging scientific advancements
  • 33. What was a common theme in Soviet propaganda campaigns against bourgeois culture?
A) Promotion of intellectual discourse
B) Support for fine art and ballet
C) Anti-intellectualism
D) Encouragement of bourgeois values
  • 34. Which publication was used to publish anti-German propaganda during Operation Barbarossa?
A) Krasnaya Zvezda
B) Girl No. 217
C) The Oppenheim Family
D) Pravda
  • 35. Which war was used in Soviet propaganda to quash dissent among European communist parties?
A) The Russo-Japanese War
B) World War I
C) World War II
D) The Spanish Civil War
  • 36. Who was a prominent propaganda writer during World War II?
A) Ilya Ehrenburg
B) Vasily Grossman
C) Mikhail Arkadyevich Svetlov
D) Stalin
  • 37. Which Soviet leader's administration heavily integrated the concept of a Soviet utopia with space travel?
A) Khrushchev
B) Brezhnev
C) Gorbachev
D) Stalin
  • 38. Which Soviet intelligence agency spent more than $1 billion on propaganda against the Vietnam War?
A) FBI
B) CIA
C) KGB
D) GRU
  • 39. How much did the USSR reportedly give annually to organizations used for propaganda?
A) More than 1 billion dollars
B) More than 500 million dollars
C) More than 100 million dollars
D) More than 50 million dollars
  • 40. What did Soviet propaganda claim about Adolf Hitler after World War II?
A) He was captured by the Allies
B) He faked his death
C) He lived in the Soviet Union
D) He died in a plane crash
  • 41. Who did Soviet propaganda use to promote John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories?
A) Writer Mark Lane
B) Biologist Jakob Segal
C) Historian Philip Agee
D) Director J. Edgar Hoover
  • 42. Which publication was published in Britain as part of Soviet propaganda?
A) Soviet Weekly
B) Pravda
C) The Guardian
D) The Times
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