The Udmurt Youth Press before Second World War in Context of Social Dialog

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Galina I. Starkova

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Publishing, Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, Russia

e-mail: stargi@mail.ru

Section: History of Journalism

The proposed paper introduces the Udmurt youth press in 1920—1930s and of the 1940s within the framework of the public dialogue with reference to the concept of public dialogue supported by mass media as an effective tool of fostering demo­cratization of Russian society. The article shows editorial activities of pioneer and komsomol newspapers to activate readers’ and non-governmental organizations’ responses a well as to engage Russian and Udmurt youth in the public dialog.

Keywords: the public dialog, the Udmurt youth press