World History, Culture, and Geography
Totalitarianism
Assignment Active
Secret Police
How does the passage show elements of totalitarian
rule?
"Well, Stalin was much like a god for everybody. And all
of his words were the last word on any subject. You
couldn't even think that it wasn't right. One did not doubt
it at the time. Every decision that was made was correct.
That wasn't only my opinion - we were all thinking like
that. We were building Communism. We were obeying
orders. We believed."
-Nikolai Dyukarev
It shows a charismatic leader who has absolute
authority
It shows a secret police officer who is questioning
authority.
It shows a charismatic leader who is taking power
from a secret police force.
It shows a secret police officer who has the ability to
make his own decisions.