Closer to the masses stalinist culture social revolution and soviet newspapers russian research center studies matthew lenoe in this provocative book matthew lenoe traces the origins of stalinist mass culture to newspaper journalism in the late 1920s. Closer to the masses stalinist culture social revolution and soviet newspapers russian research center studies by matthew lenoe author isbn 13 978 0674013193. Closer to the masses stalinist culture social revolution and soviet newspapers russian research center studies 95 matthew lenoe hardcover list price 8900 individual store prices may vary description in this provocative book matthew lenoe traces the origins of stalinist mass culture to newspaper journalism in the late 1920s in examining the transformation of soviet newspapers . Closer to the masses stalinist culture social revolution and soviet newspapers by matthew lenoe russian research center studies cambridge massachusetts harvard university press 2004 x 315 pp 5250 us cloth. Product details in this provocative book matthew lenoe traces the origins of stalinist mass culture to newspaper journalism in the late 1920s in examining the transformation of soviet newspapers during the new economic policy and the first five year plan lenoe tells a dramatic story of purges political intrigues and social upheaval