The News Under Russia's Old Regime: The Development of a Mass-Circulation Press

by Louise McReynolds

Book Overview

In this lively account of the rise of a commercial newspaper industry in imperial Russia, Louise McReynolds explores how the mass-circulation press created a forum for popular opinion advocating political change. From the Great Reforms of Tsar Alexander II in 1855 to the Bolsheviks' shut-down of the newspapers in 1917, she chronicles the exploits of publishers and editors, writers and readers. Arguing that this prosperous industry both expressed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691607281
• ISBN13: 9780691607283
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"