Cult of Personality

Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945).

Definition

The use of mass media and propaganda to create an idealised, heroic, and god-like public image of a leader.

Exam Context

Cult of Personality appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Period Studies, especially Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945) and Stalin the Dictator.

Period Studies Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945)Stalin the Dictator

Found in Revision Notes

Period Studies

Stalin the Dictator

Russia: Tsardom and Communism (1894–1945) • Stalin the Dictator

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Ban on Factions Censorship Dual Command Factionalism

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