1) During the Cold War, the Red Army Ensemble and Choir were a popular group that performed Soviet propaganda music

1) During the Cold War, the Red Army Ensemble and Choir were a popular group that performed Soviet propaganda music. How did Soviet authorities use the music of the Red Army Ensemble and Choir to promote the ideals of the Soviet Union? In your opinion, how successful were they? [MO5.3]

2) The New Soviet man was a person who possessed certain ideologies postulated by the Soviet Union’s Communist Party. By creating a “new man” and a “new woman” with specific characteristics, the idea was that the ideals of the Soviet Union and communism would spread creating a strong nation. What do you think about the idea of creating a “new person” and how does it reject the ideal of individuality? [MO5.3, CO9]