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During the existence of the Russian SFSR ( 1918-1991 ) and the Soviet Union ( 1922-1991 ), the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ) attempted to ideologically and politically control the writing of both academic and popular history.

These attempts were most successful in 1934 – 52 period.

According to Mehnert, the Soviets attempt to control academic historiography ( the writing of history by academic historians ) to promote ideological and ethno-racial imperialism by Russians.

During the 1928 – 56 period, modern and contemporary history was generally composed according to the wishes of the CPSU, not the requirements of accepted historiographic method.

According to some authors, such as Mehnert, this practice was fundamentally corrupt.