Antifascist Propaganda

From the start, propaganda was a central feature of the Soviet system. At the time of the civil war, political work proved to be a necessity for the spreading of official ideology among common citizens and army members. As the years passed, propaganda activities grew. The craft was honed until it culminated under Stalin, particularly in the course of the Second World War, when political work among troops was used to support the war effort. In the Soviet army, political work was entrusted to the politruki or politrabotniki—the political commissars—who had dominated the military system since the civil