93). His goal was to win the hearts and minds of the German people through these speeches, furthering his popularity and thus, his political career. The Nazi Party was established before Hitler ascended to power and although his first attempt at taking over control failed during a failed coup, he was appointed Chancellor and gained full leadership soon after. Even though Hitler was a more captivating and charming leader than Stalin, they ultimately were both larger-than-life figures during their lifetimes. Stalin and Hitler both utilized methods of control in order to secure their position as supreme leaders through various methods. Both leaders used propaganda, censorship and secret police. Propaganda in its various forms, including speech, text, and visuals, was used in order to further political objectives during their leadership in …show more content…
As Lenin’s logical heir, much of Stalin’s propaganda circulated the concept of Bolshevism as an ideology that championed the good of the people. In fact, Stalin gained a great deal of support through his original text by “making his own interpretations appear as scriptural extensions of Leninism (and Marxism) and thus beyond dispute” (Gellately 119). Therefore, Stalin’s strongest form of propaganda was through writing due to his strong writing skills and weaker abilities as a compelling orator. In terms of his message, Stalin often promoted his projects, such as his Five Year Plans, as well anti-Fascism and Red Army successes in order to incite feelings of Soviet unity and support for his leadership. Hitler also heavily employed propaganda, but relied primarily on his skills as a captivating speaker in order to communicate his ideas. However, his book, Mein Kampf, which primarily focused on anti-Marxism and anti-Semitism, provided his followers a set of beliefs, albeit in a “disjointed and disorganized