SPECIFITY OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE USSR IN 1960-1990s

Abstract

The article examines a problem of covering interethnic relations in the Soviet media in 1960-90s. When covering the research topic journalistic methods have been identified and analyzed. Scientific interest in the issue is due to its relevance in the modern world, characterized by the aggravation of interethnic conflicts, which often receive a one-sided or unreliable assessment in the media space. It has been noted that some modern media methods originate from the Soviet journalism and have mixed results, which are discussed in the article. Using the example of the activities of central and regional media, the basic techniques used in promoting the ideas of internationalism and friendship of peoples (until 1960s) and in covering serious ethnic conflicts (reliance on communist ideologies, creating an image of the enemy, etc.) have been revealed. The persistence of a number of Soviet journalism trends in modern state media has been highlighted, primarily in promoting the interests of agency founders in opposition to the principles of free journalism.