Totalitarian states control the arts, film and media, they serve the needs and interests of the ruling elite or individual. In the capitalist states art often serves the ambitions of the opponents of Government. There are some visual images which show weakness, however, Stalin’s and Hitler’s visual images show strength.

The aims of the propaganda schemes were primarily based upon increasing nationalism and mobilization of mass support. It has to be encapsulating, however although encapsulating, the Nazis had to prove its policies were to be pursued once in power “The first task of Propaganda is to win adherents to the idea” (HITLER.)

The propaganda which the Nazis published was to show the mythologized vision of the condition and fate of the nation. Anti-Semitism was a major part of the Nazi ideals, these ideals were advertised in ’Mein Kampf’.

“What Hitler said mattered far more then how he said it”( RAINER ZITELMANN). Hitler’s theories on propaganda were that repeating and drilling his ideas upon society would eventually stabilise his position within Governm

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War Goebbels, Civil War, Soviet Stamps, Red Army, Nazis Sports, Stalin’s Hitler’s, Soviet War, Powers Hitler, Army Illustrated, War II, visual arts, world war, war posters, civil war, soviet union, red army, mother russia, constant repetition, visual images, soviet propaganda,