«Novaya Zhizn» Newspaper (1917—1918) and Censorship in Russia after the February and October Revolutions

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Sergey G. Korostelev

PhD Student at the Chair of Literary and Art Criticism and Publicism, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: sgkorostelev@gmail.com

Section: History of Journalism

Exploring the history of the newspaper «Novaya zhizn» (1917—1918), the au­thor focuses on three of its temporary suspensions and final closure in July 1918. The relationship of «Novaya zhizn» with the authorities are shown through the prism of the regulations on printing, which were adopted by the Provisional government after the February revolution and the Council of people’s Commissars after the Octo­ber revolution.

Keywords: «Novaya zhizn», February revolution, Provisional government, October revolution, Council of people’s Commissars