[newfoundglorychick]

I need to know about the cult of personality in Russia when Stalin ruled. I don't know what happened and i can't find anything on the internet . Please help!

[Mr Field]

Stalin wanted to build himself up to be all-powerful and stop anyone opposing his ideas. This became known as the "Cult of Personality". Stalin made out that he was a superman who never made any mistakes. He was called the "wisest man alive", and the "genius of the age".

Stalin made sure that everyone knew about his successes. He used many forms of propaganda to pass on the news, but his favourite form was paintings and sculptures. These appeared all over Russia. They showed Stalin meeting smiling people, opening factories and dams, and he always looked rather taller and fitter than he actually was.

Of all the dictators who came to power between the two World Wars, Stalin was the most successful. Not only did he murder more people than any of the others, but lived to be seventy-three, dying in 1953.

For an additional explanation see:
http://www.historygu...urope/cult.html

There is quite a lot of information on the internet, but because the concept of a 'cult of personalty' has since been used for other individuals, it can be tricker to find.

[Sparky]

Was he trying to be an Ideal Citizen? A role model?