Reading the Soviet press in Moscow, we saw many techniques for convincing the population that things were going well at home and abroad, and that Russia had nothing to gain from Western ideas. They included:
● Inflation of international reaction to Soviet pronouncements. Whenever Brezhnev gave a speech, the press would be replete the next day with world reaction under such headlines as “L.I. Brezhnev’s speech in the center of attention of the world public.” Soviet papers would always imply that Brezhnev’s comments were received with international admiration, or at least that their importance was such that it could not be suppressed. “Even The New York Times was forced to admit that L.I. Brezhnev stressed ...” was a common formulation.
(пишет заведующий бюро Ассошиэйтед Пресс в Москве в конце 70-х; вообще вся статья очень в тему)
● Inflation of international reaction to Soviet pronouncements. Whenever Brezhnev gave a speech, the press would be replete the next day with world reaction under such headlines as “L.I. Brezhnev’s speech in the center of attention of the world public.” Soviet papers would always imply that Brezhnev’s comments were received with international admiration, or at least that their importance was such that it could not be suppressed. “Even The New York Times was forced to admit that L.I. Brezhnev stressed ...” was a common formulation.
(пишет заведующий бюро Ассошиэйтед Пресс в Москве в конце 70-х; вообще вся статья очень в тему)
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