Social Renovation Department and National Propaganda Department through the Eyes of the Caricaturist Rayko Aleksiev (1934-1943)
Mila Krasteva
pp. 73 - 85
 
Title: Social Renovation Department and National Propaganda Department through the Eyes of the Caricaturist Rayko Aleksiev (1934-1943)
Authors: Mila Krasteva

Abstract: After the coup on the 19th of May 1934, the time of episodic propaganda actions gives way to the decade in which propaganda becomes a key element of the Bulgarian political elite’s activity. During the 1930s and 1940s the Social Renovation Department and the National Propaganda Department are the institutions that to the greatest extentform the political attitudes of the Bulgarian society. During this period, Shturets (Cricket) Newspaper becomes part of the everyday life of every Bulgarian and turns to be an opportunity for giving it a comic meaning. Until the beginning of the Second World War, the caricatures of Rayko Aleksiev objectively reflect the national and foreign political events, but after 1939 they are used for achieving suggestions in favour of the Bulgarian rulers.

Keywords: Cartoon, Newspaper "Cricket", Propaganda, Social Renovation Department, National Propaganda Department

Received: 01-05-2019     Accepted: 31-05-2019     Published: 31-05-2019

Citation: Krasteva, M. (2019). Social Renovation Department and National Propaganda Department through the Eyes of the Caricaturist Rayko Aleksiev (1934-1943). Cultural and Historical Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, Digitalization (KIN Journal), 5(1), ISSN 2367-8038, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 73–85. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.26615/issn.2367-8038.2019_1_006