Социокультурная среда в России начала ХХ века и ее влияние на становление журналистики
Sociocultural Background in the Early 20th Century and Its Influence on Journalism Formation

Summary/Abstract: The socio-cultural conditions that caused the emergence of the media system of the early 20th century have been explored. In the early 20th century, the society of Russia faced political, economic, and technological modernization, during which a new type of journalism developed. It differed dramatically from journalism of the 18th – 19th centuries and survived in its general outline to the present day. The following main factors determine the nature of this new journalism: urbanization and emergence of mass urban population with enough time and resources to consume printed products; democratization, including the involvement of urban lower-middle class, merchants, and women in education and culture; state policy on promotion of primary and higher education.

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