Fighting Words : Imperial Censorship and the Russian Press, 1804-1906 /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruud, Charles A., 1933- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2009
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Freedom of the press.
Censorship.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Liberte de la presse > Russie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Censure > Russie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Freedom of the press > Russia > History > 19th century.
Censorship > Russia > History > 19th century.
Russia.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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