AGITPROP


Meaning of AGITPROP in English

Political strategy in which techniques of agitation and propaganda are used to influence public opinion.

Originally described by the Marxist theorist Vladimir Ilich Lenin , it called for both emotional and reasoned arguments. The term, a shortened form for the Agitation and Propaganda Section of the {{link=Communist Party of the Soviet Union">Communist Party in the former Soviet Union, has been used in English, typically with a negative connotation, to describe any work

especially in drama and other art forms

that aims to indoctrinate the public and achieve political goals.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.