Readers’ Reviews in the Editorial Department of State Publishing House of Fiction Literature on “Tsushima” by A. Novikov-Priboy in the Context of Patriotic Education Campaign in the 1930-ies

The article discusses the reader demand and readers’ reviews on the novel “Tsushima” by A. Novikov-Priboy, submitted to the State Publishing House of Fiction Literature in the 1930-ies. These letters are a unique historical source, allowing to reconstruct the composition of the readership of the Soviet historical novel in the prewar decade, to analyze reader activity of the different groups of population. On the basis of feedback it becomes possible to assess the impact of historical novel, in particular “Tsushima”, on the consciousness of people, what is of great importance for revealing the mechanism of Patriotic education campaign in the 1930-ies.

Patriotic Education, the Soviet Historical Novel, Reader Demand, Readership, Reader Activity, Writer, Publishing House

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