Mentions of the word “fascism” and its derivatives in Pravda, the main Soviet newspaper, from 1938 to 1942 Tags:Europe 8 comments Percentage of pages mentioning “fascism” and its derivative words, from January 1938 until December 1942. Darkest blue is front page, the lightest blue is 6+ pages. Letters at the bottom are months. [Source](https://telegraf.com.ua/ukr/obshhestvo/2022-01-30/5694958-yak-sssr-borolsya-s-fashizmom-v-seti-pokazali-interesnuyu-statistiku), based on data from the [Pravda Digital Archive.](https://www.eastview.com/resources/gpa/pravda/) It is interesting to see the lengths that some countries will go in order to ensure that their alliances’ are functioning. As if [something specific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact) occurred in late August 1939… This shows how propaganda works. While Hitler and Stalin were allies the russian communist propaganda took a break. Nothing strange – at that time they were working closely together eating Europe. Hardcore CCCP fans will tell you: They only had an alliance with the Nazis to delay the attack of Germany on the USSR. Sure, that’s why they kept east Europe for the next 50 years. I wonder what happened when they stopped badmouthing Nazis and why they started again. Surely must have been a mystery.. That’s the magic of MRP baby! Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Percentage of pages mentioning “fascism” and its derivative words, from January 1938 until December 1942. Darkest blue is front page, the lightest blue is 6+ pages. Letters at the bottom are months. [Source](https://telegraf.com.ua/ukr/obshhestvo/2022-01-30/5694958-yak-sssr-borolsya-s-fashizmom-v-seti-pokazali-interesnuyu-statistiku), based on data from the [Pravda Digital Archive.](https://www.eastview.com/resources/gpa/pravda/)
It is interesting to see the lengths that some countries will go in order to ensure that their alliances’ are functioning.
As if [something specific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact) occurred in late August 1939…
This shows how propaganda works. While Hitler and Stalin were allies the russian communist propaganda took a break.
Hardcore CCCP fans will tell you: They only had an alliance with the Nazis to delay the attack of Germany on the USSR. Sure, that’s why they kept east Europe for the next 50 years.
I wonder what happened when they stopped badmouthing Nazis and why they started again. Surely must have been a mystery..
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Percentage of pages mentioning “fascism” and its derivative words, from January 1938 until December 1942. Darkest blue is front page, the lightest blue is 6+ pages. Letters at the bottom are months.
[Source](https://telegraf.com.ua/ukr/obshhestvo/2022-01-30/5694958-yak-sssr-borolsya-s-fashizmom-v-seti-pokazali-interesnuyu-statistiku), based on data from the [Pravda Digital Archive.](https://www.eastview.com/resources/gpa/pravda/)
It is interesting to see the lengths that some countries will go in order to ensure that their alliances’ are functioning.
As if [something specific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact) occurred in late August 1939…
This shows how propaganda works. While Hitler and Stalin were allies the russian communist propaganda took a break.
Nothing strange – at that time they were working closely together eating Europe.
Hardcore CCCP fans will tell you: They only had an alliance with the Nazis to delay the attack of Germany on the USSR.
Sure, that’s why they kept east Europe for the next 50 years.
I wonder what happened when they stopped badmouthing Nazis and why they started again. Surely must have been a mystery..
That’s the magic of MRP baby!