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A number of presidents in American history have been noted by various historians as being supported by the effects of a cult of personality, [155] among them George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, [156] [157] Franklin D. Roosevelt, [158] [159] Ronald Reagan, and Donald Trump.
A number of presidents in American history have been noted by various historians as being supported by the effects of a cult of personality, [223] among them George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, [224] [225] Franklin D. Roosevelt, [226] [227] Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama [citation needed] and Donald Trump.
The cult of leader was evidenced in Nazi propaganda films by Leni Riefenstahl, such as 1935's Triumph of the Will, which Hitler ordered to be made.The film showed the 1934 Nuremberg Rally, which was attended by over 700,000 supporters, and is one of the first examples of the Hitler myth filmed and put into full effect during Nazi Germany. [27]
About Category:Cults of personality and related categories: This category's scope contains articles about Cults of personality, which may be a contentious label The main article for this category is Cults of personality .
The roots of Trumpism in the United States can be traced to the Jacksonian era according to scholars Walter Russell Mead, [309] Peter Katzenstein, [136] and Edwin Kent Morris. [310] Eric Rauchway says: "Trumpism—nativism and white supremacy—has deep roots in American history. But Trump himself put it to new and malignant purpose."
The image of Stalin as a father was one way in which Soviet propagandists aimed to incorporate traditional religious symbols and language into the cult of personality; the title of "father" now first and foremost belonged to Stalin, as opposed to the Russian Orthodox priests. The cult of personality also adopted the Christian traditions of ...
American sociologist Howard P. Becker further bisected Troeltsch's first two categories: church was split into ecclesia and denomination; and sect into sect and cult. [ 22 ] [ 2 ] Like Troeltsch's "mystical religion", Becker's cult refers to small religious groups that lack in organization and emphasize the private nature of personal beliefs.
Manifestations of personality cult: songs, city names and so on. Lyrics of the State Anthem of the Soviet Union (first version, 1944–1953), which had references to Stalin. The non-awarding of the Lenin State Prize since 1935, which should be corrected at once by the Supreme Soviet and the Council of Ministers.