Abstract
The article analyses the materials that were published in Moscow newspapers in early October, 1993. On the basis of their studying the authors consider the problem of the role and attitude of the central periodical press in this period. The paper focuses on the problems of forming new Russian statehood, examines the response of the pubic and journalistic community to the events of the “two-day civil war” as a political conflict between the President of Russia and the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation. The authors conclude that introducing censorship contributed to the militarization of the conflict, which allowed President Yeltsin’s supporters to win a victory and predetermined Russia’s historical choice.
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