Influence of the soviet ?klass? propaganda in the country's defense

The study focused on the analysis of the functioning and effectiveness of the Soviet ?class? propaganda. The influence of the totalitarian Stalinist propaganda techniques that have formed in the interwar period, the country’s defense. It is proved that the Soviet propaganda, based on the expectation of a world revolution, which was to begin in the case of military aggression, belief in the ?quick victory on foreign soil?, conscious downplaying the military power of potential adversaries, uncontrollable desire to wishful thinking, has become one of the biggest reasons defeat of the Red Army in 1941.