ABSTRACT
The role of journalism and the press has been an important consideration for revolutionary movements in the twentieth century, beginning with the Russian Revolution. The subsequent pragmatism of Soviet political leadership continued to recognize the importance of information in general and the role of newspapers in particular in reinforcing and perpetuating revolutionary ideals. In the case of the Soviet Union, the working class became the ruling class and dominated the process of total transformation. Newspapers remained important for the successful efforts of the proletariat to organize society politically and socially for the revolution, according to V. I. Lenin. Walter Benjamin–in search of a functional transformation of technology– addresses the promise of the new Soviet press in light of the rise of a successful, privately owned post-World War I press in Weimar Germany. "Newspaper" is an expression of pride and accomplishment that celebrates the production as much as it embraces the human spirit of work.
