Literary Devices and Lexical Features of Propaganda in Soviet Newspapers in 1921

This article examines literary devices and lexical features used for propaganda in Soviet newspapers, using the example of the publication "Red Baltic Fleet" for 1921.The analysis shows that newspaper articles combine informative and propaganda functions, using emotional vocabulary, metaphors, allusions, epithets and occasionalisms to create vivid images and form a negative attitude towards capitalism and bourgeois countries.These literary devices increased the emotional impact on readers and contributed to the complication of society around the new ideology.

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Journal
Propaganda in the World and Local Conflicts
Published
2024-12-12
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https://doi.org/10.13187/pwlc.2024.2.54
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Literature, Language, and Rhetoric Studies
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Literary Devices and Lexical Features of Propaganda in Soviet Newspapers in 1921

Propaganda in the World and Local Conflicts
Literature, Language, and Rhetoric Studies
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Literary Devices and Lexical Features of Propaganda in Soviet Newspapers in 1921

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Abstract

This article examines literary devices and lexical features used for propaganda in Soviet newspapers, using the example of the publication "Red Baltic Fleet" for 1921.The analysis shows that newspaper articles combine informative and propaganda functions, using emotional vocabulary, metaphors, allusions, epithets and occasionalisms to create vivid images and form a negative attitude towards capitalism and bourgeois countries.These literary devices increased the emotional impact on readers and contributed to the complication of society around the new ideology.

Propaganda in the World and Local ConflictsVol. 11(2)
Openalex Percentile: Top 61%
Literature, Language, and Rhetoric Studies
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