The History of Interaction of State and Press in Russia: The Information Bureau at the Main Department on Print Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire
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Dmitry A. Gutnov
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor at the Chair of History and Statutory Regulation of Domestic Mass Media, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
e-mail: gutnov@yandex.ruSection: History of Journalism
The article deals with the organization of activities of the Information Bureau at the Main Department on Print Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire (1906-1917). The main task of the Information Bureau was to provide the official print agencies and officials with reliable information on the activities of the Government and its bodies and persons.