The mass media in nazi Germany: the propaganda aspect
https://doi.org/10.30932/2072-6015-2025-114-1-79-93
Abstract
Based on a study of numerous foreign sources, the authors conducted a political, sociological, and information-psychological analysis of the system of agitation and propaganda activities of the Nazi German leadership, which was tested in order to change the motivation and behavioral patterns of the population of foreign countries that were part of the Third Reich's sphere of interest and played a significant role in their transformation into its satellites.
Despite the active participation of Hitler's propagandists in crimes against humanity, their activities in the post-war years were not properly evaluated, and they avoided denazification and did not receive the punishment they deserved. In the context of the Cold War, their knowledge and skills were in demand by both the intelligence services and the leading media outlets in West Germany and several other hostile countries. The system of mass consciousness manipulation developed by the Goebbels Ministry of Propaganda, which proved highly effective, became the foundation for the subversive technologies now known as "soft power" and "strategic communication".
About the Authors
V. I. Gazetov
Institute of Modern Education and Information Technologies
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gazetov Vladimir Ivanovich – Ph.D. of Historical Sciences, Professor, Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation
Moscow
V. I. Khomenko
Moscow City University of Management of the Government of Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Khomenko Vadim Ivanovich – Ph.D. of Pedagogic Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Moscow
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For citations:
Gazetov V.I., Khomenko V.I. The mass media in nazi Germany: the propaganda aspect. P.O.I.S.K. 2026;(1):79-93. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30932/2072-6015-2025-114-1-79-93
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