'Changes in Russia's press are vital to understanding the global media climate of today. … the book offers a thoughtful and useful discussion of how truth can slowly be erased from public discourse. Highly Recommended.' J. R. Clardie, Choice
Introduction; 1. Ethics and politics in Soviet journalism; 2. Journalism and capitalism: the first encounter; 3. From the fourth estate to the second oldest profession; 4. The spiral of cynicism in the 2000s; 5. Trying a life without irony in the early 2010s; Conclusion; Bibliography.