| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 327 pages) |
| Contents |
The European pattern and the beginnings of Russian censorship -- The early administrative system and the rise of mysticism, 1801-17 -- Golitsyn's fall and the decline of mysticism, 1817-1825 -- Nicholas I's censorship innovation, 1825-32 -- Censorship and the new journalism, 1832-48 -- A system under siege, 1848-55 -- Confused steps toward reform, 1855-61 -- The dilemmas of liberal censorship, 1862-63 -- The reform of 6 April 1865 -- The first year of the reformed system, 1865-66 -- Control of press freedom : warnings, court cases, and libel laws, 1867-69 -- Censorship, repression, and the emergence of a 'European' press, 1869-89 -- The last years of the administrative system, 1889-1906 -- Autocracy and the press : the historic conflict |
| Summary |
First published in 1982, Fighting Words focuses on the most common form of censorship in Imperial Russia: the governmental system that screened written works before or after publication to determine their acceptability |
| Notes |
First ed. published 1982 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Censorship -- Russia -- History -- 19th century
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Freedom of the press -- Russia -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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Censorship
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Freedom of the press
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Russia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442697867 |
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1442697865 |
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9781442686236 |
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1442686235 |
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