The early years of Stalin’s reign provided a multitude of revolutionary systems. The main goal focused on expanding and modernizing the economy and culture, pushing for a futuristic country. Along with the surge of industry, the technology and scientific realm saw a massive growth. The upbringing of the radio was one huge innovation with the […]
Every citizen of a country can universally stand behind one thing, a sports team. Every international competition draws the attention of the population and builds national pride. The Olympics, the World Cup, the Tour de France, these events bring a country to sit and watch cheering for those athletes who represent their country. Countries strive … Continue reading I’ll Make a Red out of You →
Read moreIn the 1930s, the Soviet government became firmly established and Stalin was seen as the clear leader of the Russian people. With an economy that was now booming and food now available for most people after the horrors of the early stages of collectivization, culture was free to bloom once more. Cinema prospered in the […]
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The 1930s saw a great shift in Soviet Culture. The nation was moving from a time of internal conflict and struggle that surrounded the Revolutions and Civil War of the 20s, to an era where Soviet Culture began to sculpt a more optimistic identity for the nation. The decade saw the concept of the “ideal” … Continue reading “The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” →
“Sportsman’s March” was the theme song for the popular 1936 Russian film Goalkeeper. The film stars an individualistic young athlete who is determined to achieve personal success. However, the protagonist eventually learns the value of teamwork and unity, so he…
Read moreThe 1930s were a time of great growth and advancement in the Soviet Union. The goals of the First Five Year Plan had been achieved and the Soviet Union was finally industrialized and considered a world power. The pain, suffering, and hunger that was widespread in the late 1920s was starting to go away and […]
On the night of August 31st 1935, a 30 year old coal minder named Aleksei Stakhanov cut 102 tons of coal in under six hours, more than 14 times the standard coal quota for his mine. In a single evening of fervent work, the new soviet workers movement, Stakhanovism, was born, and a hero of […]
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Russia and the Soviet union is of course a large state and within its borders falls many different ethnic groups. following the mas culture Push by the party regional and ethnic cultures still remained. among these groups there was a special case, that of the Jewish people. The Jews have historically been a prosecuted people […]
Read more“The physical education of the rising generation is one of the necessary elements of the system of communist education of youth” – Vladimir Lenin The incorporation of regular exercise into the lives of the soviet people was seen as necessary because there was this association between physical well being and social well being. The success of socialism and the health of the revolution
Read moreThe period of the 1930s was known as “High Stalinism” in Soviet Russia. It was a shift from the tough, tumultuous times of the cultural and political upheaval years of the Cultural Revolution. High Stalinism was marked by a joyful and…
