July 25, 1942
On July 25, 1942, an article by Y. Yasinsky “Agitators go to collective farms” was published on the third page of the issue of the newspaper Birobidzhanskaya Zvezda (12+). It refers to the special role of the agitator at the time of the harvesting suffering: “The agitator on the collective farm explains the most important decisions of the party and government, mobilizes the masses for the fastest completion of field work, to eliminate all available problems.”
The article further reports: “The regional committee of the CPSU (b) sends from Birobidzhan to collective farms of the Leninsky and Stalinsky districts of the 25 best agitators who have extensive experience in conducting political and mass work. All of them preliminarily passed the one-day seminar.
At the seminar, the agitators explained the decision of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and the Central Committee of the All -Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks “On harvesting and harvesting agricultural products in 1942”, a decision on additional wages to tractor drivers and combines. They held talks about the current moment and the forms and methods of mass-agitation work in field teams.
The collective farmers get acquainted with the Regulation on the Supreme Council. Photo: photo: http://nasledie-eao.ru/
In the field brigade, in his free time, and the agitator will carry out his work. He has an extensive topic for conversations. Protecting their homeland, destroying the enemy, ordinary Soviet people become heroes. Their exploits inspire the workers of the collective farm village on fruitful work, pour new energy into them, give more and more forces to work so that the Red Army, the whole Soviet country told the collective farmers thanks. “
The scenic images and skill of the theaters and campaign actors also helped collective farmers to remove the crop faster. This is how this is said in the publication:
“Following the agitators to collective farms, he travels to serve collective farms at the harvesting team of the Birobidzhan State Theater named after L. M. Kaganovich. The theater will show collective farmers in Jewish performances” Stamping “(12+),” Kunillech “(12+), a concert program (6+) and play:” Front “(12+) and the play) and the play) “Winged tribe” (12+).
Here is another quote: “In the days of cleaning, collective farm huts-readers, red corners should live in a full-blooded life. The service of collective farmers should also attract the amateur arts of the collective farms. Enterprises close to collective farms should also send their agitbrids there.”
The author completes the article with the words: “…. The hacking of the crop, equal to great success at the front.”
