ajitprop

Also known as Agit-Prop, Soviet Agitation and Propaganda

thumb|right|Agitprop poster by Vladimir Mayakovsky titled: "Want it? Join" "1. You want to overcome cold?2. You want to overcome hunger?3. You want to eat?4. You want to drink?Hasten to join shock brigades of exemplary labor!" Agitprop (; from , portmanteau of agitatsiya, "agitation" and propaganda, "propaganda") refers to an intentional, vigorous promulgation of ideas. The term originated in the Soviet Union where it referred to popular media, such as literature, plays, pamphlets, films, and other art forms, with an explicitly political message in favor of communism.