Прагматика абсурда: к истории концепций «партийна я литература» и «партийна я печать» в публицистике В. И. Ленина

Abstract

The analysis is focused on the pragmatics of V. Lenin’s articles ‘Party Organization and Party Literature’ [‘Partiynaya organizatsia i partiynaya literatura’] (1905) and ‘How to Ensure Success of the Constituent Assembly (on\xa0freedom of the press)’ [‘Kak obespechit uspekh Uchreditelnogo sobraniya (o\xa0svobode pechati)’] (1917). Foreign and Russian scholars alike considered the two works as components of the concept of Socialist state literature and journalism, conceived before the Soviet era. Based on examination of\xa0the\xa0political context, this work proves that Lenin was driven to write the\xa0articles by his fight for leadership in RSDRP. In 1905, Lenin obtained control over Novaya Zhizn, the newspaper under M. Gorky’s editorship, and insisted that opponents had to follow his censorship guidelines: the press had to become a propaganda tool rather than a source of income. Twelve years on, Lenin’s principles still reigned.