They Played with Children's Minds. The Communist Propaganda through the Pionierul Magazine
They Played with Children's Minds. The Communist Propaganda through the Pionierul Magazine

Summary/Abstract: One of communist propaganda’s objectives was to attract a large number of members. For immediate results, these members were the young adults. Aware of the limited possibilities to convert adults' mentality, the communists focused their attention on children, whose beliefs and attitudes may be formed in accordance with their ideology. The techniques of the children's manipulation can be found in every aspect of life, but for the purpose of this study we will focus on one of the most effective means of propaganda – the newspapers – namely, the children's magazine Pionierul . Our analysis will include the numbers issued in the first year of Pionierul magazine, reviewing the means of manipulation, propaganda and disinformation used by the editorial board in order to form “the new man”.

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