Evidence item

A university history source describes the Soviet press as highly controlled and Pravda as the party leadership’s official voice. EXPERT_ANALYSIS

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 8976

Source: Stalin’s Death in the Soviet Press · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:464256b22aa751ed69a4f602e519c3110156b3ff11c8e6b6b7ab0fab3016efff

Exact excerpt

The press was perhaps the most controlled of Soviet institutions. ... The Moscow newspaper Pravda (Truth) was the official voice of the party leadership.

Linked claims

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843c3f44	SUPPORT	STRONG	1	yes

Audits

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