KUIBYSHEV MASS PRODUCTION MAGAZINE "UDARNIK" IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1930S: A MIRROR OF SOVIET REALITY AND A CRUCIAL TOOL OF PROPAGANDA

The article is devoted to the analysis of the role and place of the mass production magazine «Udarnik» in the system of the Soviet press in the 1930s. Based on the study of archival materials and publications of the magazine itself, the author reveals the complex and contradictory nature of the work of the «Udarnik» editorial board, balancing between the tasks of propaganda and the need to respond to the real problems and demands of its audience. The article examines such aspects as the organization of a subscription campaign, interaction with worker correspondents, criticism from higher authorities and other publications, problems of layout and content of the magazine. The author concludes that, despite all the difficulties and contradictions, the magazine «Udar-nik» and similar publications played an important role as a public controller and served as an effective lever of pressure on the ground, contributing to the elimination of shortcomings and abuses at various levels of interaction between the government and society.