Evidence item

The source gives a period-specific account of Pravda's relationship to Stalin and identifies its stated audience and role, without supporting the target's universal wording or the journalist-punishment clause. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 7800

Source: Pravda · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:6f377bece69fd74727ebfdbd77cda6d3afe7c3f7b792229dfc77e6a5d6f33ec9

Exact excerpt

From December 1917 until the summer of 1928 the newspaper was run by editor in chief Nikolai Bukarin and Maria Ilichna Ulyanova, Lenin's sister. When Bukharin broke with Josef Stalin over collectivization, Stalin used the Pravda party organization to undermine his authority. Bukharin and his supporters, including Ulyanova, were formally removed from the editorial staff in 1929. By 1933 the newspaper, now headed by Lev Mekhlis, was Stalin's mouthpiece.

Linked claims

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843c3f44	QUALIFY	DIRECT	0	yes

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