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[[File:Pravda-otsovruk-c.jpg|right|thumb|Top of a ''Pravda'' newspaper from the 1950s.]] | [[File:Pravda-otsovruk-c.jpg|right|thumb|Top of a ''Pravda'' newspaper from the 1950s.]] | ||
{{Italic}}'''''Pravda'''''{{Efn| | {{Italic}}'''''Pravda'''''{{Efn|Russian: ''Правда'', IPA: [ˈpravdə], lit. 'Truth'}} was a [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet]] newspaper which represented the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. It was founded by [[Vladimir Lenin]] in 1912{{Efn|It saw publication abroad since January 1911}} and was the most popular newspaper in the Soviet Union until its [[dissolution of the Soviet Union|dissolution]] in 1991. | ||
''Pravda'' was issued at the expense of voluntary contributions of workers, many of whom were active employees, correspondents and distributors. More than 16 thousand working correspondence was published in ''Pravda'' in 1912-14. The newspaper came out with an average circulation of 40 thousand, and in some months, up to 60 thousand copies daily.<ref>"Pravda (newspaper). ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia''.</ref> | ''Pravda'' was issued at the expense of voluntary contributions of workers, many of whom were active employees, correspondents and distributors. More than 16 thousand working correspondence was published in ''Pravda'' in 1912-14. The newspaper came out with an average circulation of 40 thousand, and in some months, up to 60 thousand copies daily.<ref>"Pravda (newspaper)". ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia''.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:53, 12 September 2025
Pravda[a] was a Soviet newspaper which represented the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It was founded by Vladimir Lenin in 1912[b] and was the most popular newspaper in the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991.
Pravda was issued at the expense of voluntary contributions of workers, many of whom were active employees, correspondents and distributors. More than 16 thousand working correspondence was published in Pravda in 1912-14. The newspaper came out with an average circulation of 40 thousand, and in some months, up to 60 thousand copies daily.[1]
References
- ↑ "Pravda (newspaper)". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.