LEADER 03973nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910453408203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-04008-2 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674040083 035 $a(CKB)1000000000548104 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000083968 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11338911 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000083968 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10163897 035 $a(PQKB)10508551 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300674 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300674 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10328852 035 $a(OCoLC)923116929 035 $a(DE-B1597)590385 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674040083 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000548104 100 $a20040301d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCloser to the masses$b[electronic resource] $eStalinist culture, social revolution, and Soviet newspapers /$fMatthew Lenoe 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2004 215 $aviii, 315 p. $cill 225 1 $aRussian Research Center studies ;$v95 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-01319-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-302) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tI SOVIET NEWSPAPERS IN THE 1920S -- $t1 Agitation, Propaganda, and the NEP Mass Enlightenment Project -- $t2 Newspaper Distribution and the Emergence of Soviet Information Rationing -- $t3 Reader Response and Its Impact on the Press -- $tII THE CREATION OF MASS JOURNALISM AND SOCIALIST REALISM -- $t4 The Creation of Mass Journalism -- $t5 Mass Journalists, "Cultural Revolution," and the Retargeting of Soviet Newspapers -- $t6 The Central Committee and Self-Criticism, 1928-1929 -- $t7 Mass Journalism, "Soviet Sensations," and Socialist Realism -- $tConclusion -- $tAppendix: Notes to Tables -- $tArchival Sources -- $tNotes -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aIn this provocative book, Matthew Lenoe traces the origins of Stalinist mass culture to newspaper journalism in the late 1920s. In examining the transformation of Soviet newspapers during the New Economic Policy and the First Five Year Plan, Lenoe tells a dramatic story of purges, political intrigues, and social upheaval. Under pressure from the party leadership to mobilize society for the monumental task of industrialization, journalists shaped a master narrative for Soviet history and helped create a Bolshevik identity for millions of new communists. Everyday labor became an epic battle to modernize the USSR, a fight not only against imperialists from outside, but against shirkers and saboteurs within. Soviet newspapermen mobilized party activists by providing them with an identity as warrior heroes battling for socialism. Yet within the framework of propaganda directives, the rank-and-file journalists improvised in ways that ultimately contributed to the creation of a culture. The images and metaphors crafted by Soviet journalists became the core of Stalinist culture in the mid-1930s, and influenced the development of socialist realism. Deeply researched and lucidly written, this book is a major contribution to the literature on Soviet culture and society. 410 0$aRussian Research Center studies ;$v95. 606 $aPress and propaganda$zSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aCommunism and culture$zSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aSocialist realism$zSoviet Union$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPress and propaganda$xHistory. 615 0$aCommunism and culture$xHistory. 615 0$aSocialist realism$xHistory. 676 $a302.23/0947 700 $aLenoe$b Matthew E$g(Matthew Edward)$0877787 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453408203321 996 $aCloser to the masses$91959883 997 $aUNINA