In Soviet Russia, It Was a Common Practice to Edit

question 94

Multiple Choice

In Soviet Russia, it was a common practice to edit old photographs to reflect the current political mood and to treat the doctored photos as representations of reality rather than as modifications of it. For example, Stalin's friends who turned into his enemies were cut out of pictures with him. These pictures were examples of

• A) spin doctors.
• B) simulacrum.
• C) opinion leaders.
• D) a free press.

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Definitions:

Evaluating

The process of assessing or examining something to determine its worth, quality, or significance.

Nonverbal Information

Communication that is transmitted without words, through gestures, facial expressions, body language, and other visual cues.

Communication

The act of conveying information, ideas, feelings, or instructions to others through speech, writing, or other forms of symbols.