Pravda, whose name means truth, was a Russian newspaper founded in 1912 in St. Petersburg as a daily paper of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. It was suppressed several times by the tsarist authorities, and after the October Revolution it became the official organ of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with a large circulation and a strong role in shaping public opinion. Its pages were used to announce party decisions, to carry the party line and to publish speeches, and it was known for its heavy control by the party leadership. The paper was suspended after the failed coup in August 1991, and the Soviet Communist Party's ban later that year ended its role. Papers using the name of Pravda have continued to appear in Russia since then.
Before and after
- 11 December 1911Publication of Jana Gana Mana
- 14 December 1911Amundsen reaches the South Pole
- from January 1912 to August 1912Albanian revolt of 1912
- from 1 January 1912 to 7 December 1949Republic of China
- from 1912 to 1991Founding of Pravda
- 1912Founding of Swansea City A.F.C.
- 1912Founding of Russia men's national football team
- 1912Construction of Atatürk Airport
- 1912Rise of vorticism
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The era
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