Themes in Soviet Civil Defense Propaganda: Moral-Political Preparation of the Population for War.

Abstract

In addition to its operational mission, civil defense in the Soviet Union plays an important part in the moral-political preparation of the population for war. In attempting to carry out this task, Soviet civil defense propagandists have emphasized imminent threat from aggressors, the justification of the Soviet civil defense effort, the need for vigilance, the reinforcement of confidence in the regime, and the reinforcement of confidence in civil defense preparations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA100134

Entities

People

  • John T. Banks

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Civil Defense
  • Cold War
  • Defense Systems
  • Governments
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Passive Defense
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies