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Encyclopedia > Revolutionary propaganda

Revolutionary propaganda means dissemination of A revolution is a relatively sudden and absolutely drastic change. This may be a change in the social or political institutions over a relatively short period of time, or a major change in its culture or economy. Some revolutions are led by the majority of the populace of a nation... revolutionary ideas.


While the term This article is about the type of communication. For other meanings, see Propaganda (disambiguation). North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation aimed at serving an agenda. At its root, the denotation of propaganda is to propagate (actively... propaganda bears a mostly negative connotation in modern The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. It is the third most common first language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence... English language, this did not exist in the early 20th century, when the word "propaganda" was first coined. "Revolutionary propaganda" is supposed to carry a positive connotation, something along the lines of "dissemination of ideas that will help people win their freedom".


See also: Agitprop is short for отдел агитации и пропаганды (otdel agitatsii i propagandy), i.e., Department for Agitation and Propaganda, which was part of the Central and regional committees of the... Agitprop


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Propaganda of this nature, especially if carried out over a long period of time and with the intent to achieve specific social or political changes, is usually part of a larger conquest called "political warfare" -- and is almost sure to be accompanied by diplomatic pressures against national leaders, economic actions (e.
Under some circumstances, propaganda messages can be made more potent by incorporating opposing arguments in a way that tends to discredit them, while at the same time giving the audience the impression that it is hearing both side of the debate.
Moreover, propaganda professionals are also aware that change takes time -- that any attempt to establish or reverse social trends must necessarily be a long-term operation, lest the intervention be exposed for what it is and backfire.
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