| Abstrakt: |
The periodical press in the second half of the XIX century turned into one of the most effective tools of "soft power" due to its ability to influence public opinion; the periodical press interpreted the events in favor of the state strategy in its foreign policy preferences. The Russian press, in contrast to most European countries, continued to be significantly influenced by censorship, which, among other things, held back its number (the censors could not cope with a large number of publications). Newspapers and magazines were under the influence of the system of administrative penalties, in addition to liability to the court. Censorship strictly followed the principles of public diplomacy, taking care to preserve foreign policy priorities in the periodical press, not only in war, but also in peacetime. However, there are a number of Russian publications, which gave an objective assessment of what happened during the Balkan crisis, demonstrated the diversity of England's approaches to the events of 1876-1877. The Russian press was able to solve the most important problem facing public diplomacy: to convey the understanding of the policy of their own state to the mass of their own and foreign readers, to influence decisions made in the highest circles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
