Images of Russia’s heroic past in propaganda in time of war (according to Rostov oblast files)

Abstract

The objective of the current article is to study the problems of the historical past based on the
activity of agitational units and Mass Media of the Rostov oblast. Addressing the military history of
the nations living on the territory of the whole Soviet Union became the main component for molding
Rostov oblast citizens’ and Red Army soldiers’ consciousness. The Great Patriotic War defined
further understanding of military activities of famous historic figures such as A. Nevsky, D. Donskoy,
A. Suvorov, M. Kutuzov, etc. Mass Media promoted past battle experience with foreign invaders
propaganda among wide ranges of the soviet people