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Here, a USSR propaganda poster is displayed, claiming "Communism's Victory is Inevitable." The Soviets cultivated a perception of glory and success through the methods of Communism. They used idolized figures of the past, such as Lenin (shown here), to justify their actions as a government. This propaganda technique was designed to reassure the people that they were safe in the hands of the new leaders. This comforting embrace of falsehoods covering the mass of human rights abuses taken by the leaders, specifically Stalin.
Here in the poster, the untainted values of Communism are shown, those of brotherhood, collectivism, and glory through the support of your fellow citizens. The irony being that the state no longer supported the true values of Communism.
As the true values of Communism were given up for power grabs, the spread of Totalitarianism began. In order to maintain power, Stalin carried out the execution of anyone he deemed a threat to his reign. This used the Totalitarian techniques of fear-mongering and also utilized a military force.
Anyone could be a threat to Stalin, from important political figures to the average citizen. The "Reign of Terror" was from 1936 to 1938. It took the lives of millions.
The goal of the nation had stopped being the collective, and began to focus on the continued power of a select few, no matter the cost.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/these-soviet-propaganda-posters-meant-to-evoke-heroism-pride
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/russia/articles/back-in-the-ussr-a-revolutionary-design-for-the-proletariat/
https://www.google.ca/search?q=stalin%27s+reign+of+terror&rlz=1CARWXF_enCA795CA795&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib0djCzf3gAhWToJ4KHdsFDg4Q_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=641&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=Hd6MkHMQnSN-fM:
The use of Gulags, or work camps, was implemented. This was a punishment for those who betrayed the regime, and a deterrent to those considering betrayal. This is an example of fear-mongering. The fear grew among the civilians until the were turning on each other; they would report each other to the police in attempts to gain better standing with the government.
The Holodomor was a man-made famine, engineered to wipe out a native Ukrainian population; a population that was being used as scapegoats for Stalinist Russia. (another Totalitarian technique)
Throughout this whole period of terror, Stalin and his party instead they were staying true to Communist ideals. In his hands the ideals were corrupted into a self serving power fantasy, becoming so twisted until they rejected the theoretical concept of Communism laid out originally.