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Is there a reason the Nazi and Soviet ministries of propaganda were called the Ministries of Propaganda and not something a bit more... propagandistic, like in dystopian fiction (Ministry of Truth) or more modern authoritarian states (Ministry of Publicity)?

by /u/SaintShrink in /r/AskHistorians

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