Cult of personality

Cult of personality or personality cult is a term for what is perceived to be excessive adulation of a single living leader. The term was coined by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in a speech titled On the Personality Cult and its Consequences, soon after the death of Joseph Stalin, but the phenomenon he described is much older.

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Leader - Soviet - Nikita Khrushchev - On the Personality Cult and its Consequences - Joseph Stalin

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A Cult of Personality differs from charismatic authority in that it has a negative connotation by definition, and is thus a pejorative term. It also differs from general hero worship in that it is specifically built around political leaders.

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Charismatic authority - Pejorative - Hero worship

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