ag·it·prop
noun \ˈa-jət-ˌpräp\
: propaganda; especially : political propaganda promulgated chiefly in literature, drama, music, or art
— agitprop adjective
Origin of AGITPROP
Russian, ultimately from
agitatsiya agitation +
propaganda
First Known Use: 1935
agitprop
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
Political strategy in which techniques of agitation and propaganda
are used to influence public opinion. Originally described by the
Marxist theorist
Georgy Plekhanov and then by
Vladimir Ilich Lenin,
it called for both emotional and reasoned arguments. The term, a
shortened form for the Agitation and Propaganda Section of the
Communist Party
in the former Soviet Union, has been used in English, typically with a
negative connotation, to describe any work—especially in drama and other
art forms—that aims to indoctrinate the public and achieve political
goals.
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