Dictionary of Communist Totalitarianism decodes the language of propaganda
Radio Prague International - Topic «Czech language course» · Radio Prague International
March 16, 20118m 46s
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Show Notes
How did communist propaganda brainwash people? What were the most frequent words used in the communist press? And was it at all possible to learn any real news from the censored newspapers? These are some of the questions a team of Czech linguists is trying to answer in their Dictionary of Communist Totalitarianism.