Փաստաթղթեր մամուլի հանդեպ Հայաստանի Առաջին հանրապետության քաղաքականության մասին (1919-1920 թթ.)

Abstract

Around sixty periodicals (newspapers, magazines) were published during the short existence of the First Republic of Armenia. Media-related issues were regulated by the legislation of the all-Russian Provisional Government. The press was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On behalf of the Government, the MIA maintained relationships with publishing houses and newspaper editorial offices, gave them instructions, permitted or forbade the publication of the press.

There was no preliminary censorship of the press in the First Republic of Armenia, however, actual state control towards the press was carried out. Generalizing the results of the study we have come to the conclusion that the materials printed in those days “aroused problems” in two cases – if 1) revealed state or military secrets, 2) in terms of politics were undesirable for the authorities or representatives of the Entente.