Agitprop
Agitprop is the organization and practice of political agitation and propaganda, using communication and cultural work to promote political aims.
Propaganda: Communication designed to shape beliefs or behavior in support of a political cause or other agenda. Agitprop uses propaganda to spread political arguments and shape public opinion.
Russian Revolution: The upheavals of 1917 that ended imperial rule in Russia and brought the Bolsheviks to power. The revolution created the new political order that developed Soviet agitprop.
Agit-train: A Soviet railway train equipped to carry political campaigns, publications, and cultural performances across the country. Agit-trains brought propaganda and performances directly to distant communities.
Public relations: The planned communication through which organizations manage relationships and reputation with their publics. Public relations also shapes opinion, but is not necessarily organized around political agitation.
Political agitation: Organized efforts to intensify political awareness, discontent, or action among a population. Agitation is the mobilizing half of agitprop, urging people toward political involvement.
Bolsheviks: The radical faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party that led the October Revolution and founded Soviet rule. Bolshevik leaders made political agitation and propaganda instruments of party rule.
Agitprop theatre: Political theatre designed to promote a cause and encourage collective action. Its direct address and topical staging made theatre a practical agitprop tool.
Political advertising: Paid communication intended to influence political preferences, such as support for a candidate or policy. Political advertising is a narrower, often commercialized method than agitprop's broader organizing practice.
Political communication: The production and exchange of messages about politics among institutions, groups, and the public. Agitprop is a politically directed form of communication.
Agitprop Department: A Communist Party department responsible for agitation and propaganda work. The Soviet party formalized agitprop through dedicated organizational departments.