Visual censorship was exploited in a political context , particularly during the political purges of Joseph Stalin , where the Soviet government attempted to erase some purged figures from Soviet history .
Visual censorship was took measures which included altering images and destroying film .
Visual censorship was exploited in a political context , particularly during the political purges of Joseph Stalin , where the Soviet government attempted to erase some purged figures from Soviet history , and took measures which included altering images and destroying film .