Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)

The history of the illegal press in Siberia since the creation of the Soviet state upto the USSR collapse was studied. Main tendencies of unsanctioned publishing activity in the Soviet period are characterized. The study is based on a wide range of sources, many of them are introduced into scientifi...

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Main Author: E. N. Savenko
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Language:Russian
Published: Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, State Public Scientific Technological Library 2014-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.bibliosphere.ru/jour/article/view/1098
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description The history of the illegal press in Siberia since the creation of the Soviet state upto the USSR collapse was studied. Main tendencies of unsanctioned publishing activity in the Soviet period are characterized. The study is based on a wide range of sources, many of them are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. It was found that the forms and content of uncensored editions were conditioned by a specific historical social-political conditions and social-cultural processes. The continuity of pre-revolutionary traditions of the underground press was traced. For the first Soviet decade (1920s-1930s) illegal publications were means of ideological confrontation and existed mainly in the form of propaganda leaflets. As far as political conflicts were weakened from «Ottepel’» to «Perestroika», self-publishing became not only a mouthpiece of the opposition, but also an additional information channel. Unauthorized printed products are modified, their thematic spectrum is widening. In 1987-1991 uncensored press was gradually emerging from the underground and was transformed into the alternative press reflecting processes taking place in the country: the crisis of the USSR political system, a multi-party system establishment. Unauthorized publishing activity investigation fills the gaps in the history of regional book business, as well as provides insight into the evolution of the Siberian society mentality.
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spelling doaj-art-586d36d9658440ad8233ea1ad0a7c7aa2025-08-20T02:53:38ZrusSiberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, State Public Scientific Technological LibraryБиблиосфера1815-31862712-79312014-12-010472761097Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)E. N. Savenko0Государственная публичная научно-техническая библиотека Сибирского отделения Российской академии наукThe history of the illegal press in Siberia since the creation of the Soviet state upto the USSR collapse was studied. Main tendencies of unsanctioned publishing activity in the Soviet period are characterized. The study is based on a wide range of sources, many of them are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. It was found that the forms and content of uncensored editions were conditioned by a specific historical social-political conditions and social-cultural processes. The continuity of pre-revolutionary traditions of the underground press was traced. For the first Soviet decade (1920s-1930s) illegal publications were means of ideological confrontation and existed mainly in the form of propaganda leaflets. As far as political conflicts were weakened from «Ottepel’» to «Perestroika», self-publishing became not only a mouthpiece of the opposition, but also an additional information channel. Unauthorized printed products are modified, their thematic spectrum is widening. In 1987-1991 uncensored press was gradually emerging from the underground and was transformed into the alternative press reflecting processes taking place in the country: the crisis of the USSR political system, a multi-party system establishment. Unauthorized publishing activity investigation fills the gaps in the history of regional book business, as well as provides insight into the evolution of the Siberian society mentality.https://www.bibliosphere.ru/jour/article/view/1098pre-revolutionary traditions of underground pressillegal publishing activityself-publishingalternative press
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Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)
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pre-revolutionary traditions of underground press
illegal publishing activity
self-publishing
alternative press
title Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)
title_full Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)
title_fullStr Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)
title_full_unstemmed Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)
title_short Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)
title_sort illegal print in soviet siberia a brief historical essay 1921 1991
topic pre-revolutionary traditions of underground press
illegal publishing activity
self-publishing
alternative press
url https://www.bibliosphere.ru/jour/article/view/1098
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