The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-16
MOsCOw's Workers Have an
Extensive Daily Press to
Keep Them Well Informed
By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL.


be political Since is newspaper of record" it
has a special edition published durable paper made
of rags and not of quickly perishable wood pulp The
tabloid Graphic only about catching the popular
within of today and worries not about place in
dusty library of the FUTURE
In Moscow, U. s. S. R., there are also many daily
newspapers. But every of them has some definite
for existing The profit motive in the publish
ing of daily newspapers disappeared with the victory of
the Bolshevik Revolution in November, 1917. Daily
newspapers published in Moscow purely mediums
of information to give the and interpret the
to the masses. The daily newspapers of general cir
culaton in Moscow today are:
THE PRAVDA (Truth):-Th Central Organ of the
Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Republics. 1t
speaks for The Party It's circulation has passed the
100000 mark.
THE ISVESTIA News The Central Organ of the
Soviet Government. 1t speaks for the government
has 100000 subscribers.
RABOTCHAYA MOSKVA working Moscow This
is published jointly by the Moscow Committee of the
Communist Party the Executive of the Moscow Soviet
and the Moscow Council of Trade Unions 1t has 100000
subscribers. ~-
vECHERNAIA MosKvA Evening Moscow An
afternoon paper of general circulation with about 100000
readers.
RABoTCHAYA GAZETTA workers Gazette) A
tabloid paper, with many pictures and treated
briefly. 1t has 100000 subscribers.
OF course, there are other daies published in Mos
cow like the organ of the Young Communists "Konso-
molska Pravda," the technical organ Economic Life"
and Trud" the general organ of the trade unions,
well the publications of the unions in the various
dustries. But these special fields.
On one occasion in the office of Joseph Stalin
secretary of the AllUnion Communist Party In neat
pile on his desk were the current issues of dozen
dailes that had appeared that day in Moscow.
Two years ago the Isvestia had larger circulation
than Pravda But the Party organ far surpasses
the central organ of the government in readers This
doas that the Isvesta has retrogressed Both
ha Isvestia and Pravda have made progress. But the
Phenomenal success of the Pravda, especially shows
that the intellectual level of the workers has been
siderably lifted that they take vital interest in the
many intricate problems that engage the attention of
"the Party"
It is far leap from the days, so long ago. when
the Bolshevk press illegal in Russia with very
limited circulation with tlliteracy rampant among the
Russian working Today the workers press is
dominant thruout the Soviet Union growing rapidly in
power and influence
Thus the Pravda has grown as follovs:
In 1918-85 coo subscribers.
In 1921-243,000 subscribers.
In 1924-308,000 subscribers.
In 1927-609,000 subscribers.
The celebration Of the 18th anniversary Of "Pravda"
the big feature of Press Day this year in Russia
Judged by American capitalist newspaper standards
the first pages of the Soviet daily press are rather
solid" which that they not supposed to be
interesting But the Russian workers and peasants find
them very attractive.
The first page usually starts off in the first column
with editorial In the Isvestia, the government
gam InS eulIOTlal usually DEALS With the most lmpOT
tant problem or event in the Soviet Union. In the
Pravda the daily editorial usually deals with the most
important international development News of big in
ternatonal events also get the first page Usually
there is also cartoon
Discussion of international and internal prob
lens is often carried to the second page, which
also usually contains feulliton" light article writ
ten in lively style some subject of lesser impor-
lance.
The bottom of the second page is known as "The
IF he Pane nd 1arIv
question requiring the presentation of detailed in
formation 1t often takes up economic problem
and cites statistics extensively. Altho it is not read
by the great of the subscribers it furnishes ex
ceent informative material for the thero readers
Such articles would be completely taboo in an Ameri-
capitalist newspaper when treated from the
capitalist viewpoint. It would be relocated in this
country to the financial economic reviews that have
circulation to speak Of
An investigation has shown that the more educated
readers in the Soviet Union take up the "Feulton"
first while the less educated start with the news and
then turn to the reports of the proceedings the courts
before proceeding to the heavier articles
The rest of the paper is then given the usual
departments that feature the various Russian daies
Sport is not read very much and it gets mini
of attention This due to the fact that the com
pettve side of sports is not exploited in Russia
attention is given to sports aid the physical
development of the and not the parading of
few 'star" athletes.
the agricultural industrial and educational problems of
the Soviet Union.
This is also the page where most of the Campaigns"
waged In the issue that l thru, page three
contained articles lower prices" and the question
OF improving the quality of goods"
is hot