This was a great post – very easy to read and understand. I love that you related this back to the 1917 revolution and that this was one of their first steps to a capitalist society. I enjoyed the second poster as well as it demonstrated the success of NEP in different areas. Interesting that they made it a poster too, just because it incentivizes harder work and can largely promote it.
Month: March 2018
Comment on In Russia, Champagne Drinks You by taylorraeboydblog
I really enjoyed your post, especially your last paragraph as it demonstrated the need for Soviet champagne. The re-branding of champagne to become Soviet champagne was an excellent strategy to signify to the nation that the Soviet Union was successful and could be on par with Western nations.
Comment on Stop 4: Partying in Moscow by Taylor Boyd
I really enjoy the links you put into your blog! I also appreciated how you put all of the small topics that were mentioned in class in your blog such as Lady Macbeth and the Russian Champagne. These topics work very well together, and by combining the…
Comment on Blog 4 – 1929 Collectivization by jkelly24
I find it very interesting that in the propaganda poster it shows a very happy group of individuals. While this obviously makes sense for propaganda it is still a striking contrast to what the actually felt emotions of the peasants, the kulaks, who disliked collectivization.
Comment on Episode 4: A New Purge by jkelly24
This is a very good post that shows information on a very interesting and important man in Soviet history. The quotas that were created for arrests and executions are very interesting and grim fact as well.
Comment on Open Up, Communism is Knocking on Your Door by jkelly24
I love your writing style for this blogpost. It really helped paint a picture of how the Kulaks where so badly mistreated for doing nothing. Also it helped me to further understand what they had to go through as a group during this time. Great post!
Comment on The Party Don’t Start Until Russia Walks In by Bree Taylor
Awesome comparison of how public figures and celebrities have a great deal of influence on people in society. We often don’t think of how prevalent this is, and how far back it dates. It’s interesting to see that even a type of alcohol can be promoted just by one person’s choice to drink it. Champagne helped people feel richer and more sophisticated than they had in the past, promoting them to ignore whatever failures the government might have.
Comment on The Party Don’t Start Until Russia Walks In by Bree Taylor
Awesome comparison of how public figures and celebrities have a great deal of influence on people in society. We often don’t think of how prevalent this is, and how far back it dates. It’s interesting to see that even a type of alcohol can be promoted just by one person’s choice to drink it. Champagne helped people feel richer and more sophisticated than they had in the past, promoting them to ignore whatever failures the government might have.
Comment on The Use of Propaganda in Films by Bree Taylor
This post was very interesting when looking into how films were portrayed during this time period. I also agree with Emma’s comment above about silenced artists. It’s sad and intriguing to think about what works might have been created had those artists had the chance to do so. Your post does an excellent job of showing examples of Soviet films that were only used for their ease of showing Propaganda.
Comment on In Russia, Champagne Drinks You by scmaclay
There are so many things about this post that could be used as a fun talking point at a party. I liked your analysis of the mass production of Soviet champagne, especially the point that it was a Western symbol turned into Soviet symbol of progress. It seems like a genius strategy too, pumping out luxury products cheaply to convince people everything is going great. The French insisting that only they can make “champagne” reminds me of the debate that only Eastern Europe can produce vodka and everything else is “grain spirits”. Great job!
