Closer to the Masses
Author | : Matthew Lenoe |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2004-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674013190 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674013193 |
Rating | : 4/5 (193 Downloads) |
Download or read book Closer to the Masses written by Matthew Lenoe and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.