Intelligentsia, popular scientific journalism and censorship in 1960—1980s Cover Image

Интеллигенция, научно-популярная пуб- лицистика и цензура в 1960—80-е годы
Intelligentsia, popular scientific journalism and censorship in 1960—1980s

Author(s): Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Komissarov
Subject(s): Media studies, Political history, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Sociology of Politics
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: Soviet intelligentsia; popular scientific journalism; political censorship; party and state control;

Summary/Abstract: The article considers the impact of political censorship on the development of a popular scientific genre in the USSR in 1960—1980-s. Not only the official censorship presented by «Glavlit» (Main Administration for Safeguarding State Secrets in the Press) but also various forms of party and state control is analyzed. Various forms of scientific promoting, including literature, scientific cinema and television are investigated.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 33-52
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Russian