control the Soviet Union?

1) The Cult of Stalin:

·	Stalin was worshiped as a leader

·	Pictures and statues of him were everywhere

·	Places were named after him

·	People had to clap when his name was mentioned.

2) Culture and Censorship:

·	Writers, artists, film makers and even composers had to support the government by following the policy of Socialist realism.

·	Writers had to be members of the Party controlled Union of Soviet workers.

·	Books which did not follow the party line were destroyed.

3) Education

·	Text books were altered and photographs of purged party officials were covered up.

·	Children were taught that Stalin was the ‘Great Leader’

·	Education became stricter - Stalin insisted on uniform tests and examinations

4) Religion

·	Stalin continued the attack on religions started after the revolution, Stalin used the League of Atheists to crush religious belief.

·	Christian leaders were imprisoned and churches closed down.

·	Muslim mosques and schools were closed and pilgrimages to Mecca were banned.

5) National identities

·	Persecution of Muslims were also an attack on national ways of life

·	Campaign against Kulaks removed millions of people from national minorities living in rural areas.

·	In the 1930’s a policy of Russification attempted to impose the Russian culture on the USSR

6) A New constitution 1936

·	USSR consisted of 11 republics

·	Elections were to be by secret ballot

·	Stalin held posts of First secretary of the party and chairman of the politburo (This page was copied from the askwinston site, which went down in 2018)