Why Did You Do That to the Press, Comrades?

Abstract

One "Bolshevik" component was still missing, but suddenly it too appeared. I am thinking about the traditional accusations directed toward the press. Here you had Anatolii Sobchak, a democrat and himself a critic of the previous regime, expressing discontent with journalists. And Gennadii Burbulis, as well as Ruslan Khasbulatov, are growling at the press, blaming it for stepping on the wrong pedal, for whipping up an "atmosphere of catastrophe," etc.