Ideological struggle of the sovietgovernment against baistvo of indigenous population of Gorny Altai in newspaper "Kyzyl Oirot" in 1925-1928

Torushev E. G.

In 1920-s, print media became the main instrument of propaganda and agitation, as well as a means of forming mass consciousness in the Soviet Union. In this work, based on the materials of newspaper "KyzylOirot", the ideological struggle of the party against baistvo / kulaks of indigenous population of Gorny Altai is investigated. According to the newspaper “Kyzyl Oirot”, Bai is a hostile alien person for the Soviet regime. It was concluded that newspaper became an instrument of propaganda against baistvo.

Keywords:Gorny Altai, Altaians, ideology, newspaper.