- Title:
- Lenin for sale; the rise and fall of the personality cult of V. I. Lenin in Soviet Russia.
- Creator:
- Smith, Trevor J.
- Date Created:
- 1995
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924 Heads Of State Soviet Union Cults Politics And Government 1917-1936
- Geographical Focus:
- Russia USSR
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- "Lenin for Sale: The Rise and Fall of the Personality Cult of V.I. Lenin in Soviet Russia"”. Based largely on origiral research done in the former Soviet Union, this study attempts to disprove the claims of some historians that the cult of Lenin was of minor importance for most of the twentietl century. In this thesis, it is argued that the Lenin cult served a vital political and social function in Soviet society until the final collapse of the USSR. The importance of the Lenin cult is illustrated by focusing on the manner in which Lenin’s heirs manipulated the cult, the role of the media in propagating Lenin’s cult myths, and the aggressive indoctrination of primary school children with the cult. The eventual collapse of the cult is shown to be inextricably linked to the decline of the Soviet state in the Gorbachev era.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Smith, Trevor J.. 1995. "Lenin for sale; the rise and fall of the personality cult of V. I. Lenin in Soviet Russia.", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_220.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.