53114. THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MASS COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA WITHIN THE SOVIET UNION. The role of the media as instruments of political indoctrination, party organization and information control is considered. The history of the press, censorship, the early film industry and book publication is followed down to current developments in television; control is still seen as political but technical advances are said to have been made. 13 pages, 13 footnotes, 12 bibliographic sources.