Pravda

pravda pravdã English thumb|first issue (1912) Etymology en ru Правда The Truth. Pronunciation en /ˈpɹɑːvdə/ Proper noun The official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and successor papers. en https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1949/04/hows-business-in-russia/643274/ How's Business in Russia? 1949 April John Baker White The Atlantic These figures indicate that there must have been considerable wastage in the past; indeed Pravda said that “no deviation from these standards is to be permitted, however slight, and it is the duty of Party workers in factories to exercise their rights of supervision to eliminate waste.” https://web.archive.org/web/20230603102330/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1949/04/hows-business-in-russia/643274/ 3 June 2023 Pravda.ru, a privately owned Russian news website established in 1999. en http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/pravda-lashes-tony-abbott-disturbed-threat-shirtfront-vladimir-putin Pravda lashes Tony Abbott as 'disturbed' over threat to shirtfront Vladimir Putin 2014-10-14 The Guardian Pravda has described Tony Abbott as “a disturbed mind crying out for therapy”: after his threat to “shirtfront” the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in Brisbane. https://web.archive.org/web/20261020144832/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/pravda-lashes-tony-abbott-disturbed-threat-shirtfront-vladimir-putin 20 October 2026 Translations official newspaper of the Soviet Union Bashkir: ba Пра́вда Belarusian: be Правда Bulgarian: bg Пра́вда Chechen: ce Бакъдерг Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 真理報 French: fr Pravda Kazakh: kk Правда Korean: ko 프라우다 Portuguese: pt Pravda Russian: ru Правда f Tatar: tt Правда Ukrainian: uk Правда Noun en derogatory A newspaper or other media channel seen as untrustworthy and biased towards its owners or the establishment. en 1959 Ireland. Oireachtas. Dáil Parliamentary debates; official report The fundamental purpose of the Government in introducing this measure, and in turning their three kept newspapers — the three Pravdas of Fianna Fail — to the propaganda campaign, is to wipe out the Labour Party, Clann na Talmhan, Clann na Poblachta and the Independents. en 1993 Musician The music press is forever weeping about corporate-dominated music, but their only real contribution is their service as Pravdas of genre orthodoxy; what's "real jazz," "real blues," "real rock 'n' roll," blah blah blah. en alt.impeach.clinton John McGough 1999-02-02 NY Pravda: Ken Starr's Meddling https://groups.google.com/g/alt.impeach.clinton/c/0AbUhoCQ2ZY/m/6iSIsaAslTMJ The following is an editorial in today's New York Pravda. My comments are included. en 2013 Bloomsbury Publishing Whitaker's Shorts: Five Years in Review A&C Black 9781472906168 Eric Pickles, the new local government secretary, said he wanted to axe 'the weekly town hall Pravdas' to ensure that a healthy independent local press can scrutinise the work of councils. en 2016-10-31 Trolls for Trump The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/31/trolls-for-trump Andrew Marantz Clinton did not mention Cernovich, but she attacked Alex Jones, the paranoiac Texas radio host, and Breitbart.com, the Pravda of the alt-right. December 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20260805160836/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/31/trolls-for-trump 5 August 2026 en 2020-01-22 Terence Corcoran: Unfund the CBC, Canada's Pravda and national enforcer of truth The Financial Post https://financialpost.com/opinion/terence-corcoran-unfund-the-cbc-canadas-pravda-and-national-enforcer-of-truth Terence Corcoran Unfund the CBC, Canada's Pravda and national enforcer of truth December 14, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20220918201142/https://financialpost.com/opinion/terence-corcoran-unfund-the-cbc-canadas-pravda-and-national-enforcer-of-truth 18 September 2022 en Newspapers Websites Soviet Union Russia Czech Etymology From cs pravda truth.147 Pronunciation Proper noun m-an Pravdová cs m Declension m.an.surname References Further reading Slovak Pronunciation Proper noun m-pr Pravdová sk m Declension m-pr surn Further reading