How accurate is it to say that the principle reason for the survival of Communist rule in the soviet union in the years 1953-85 was the communist control of the media History A-level - marked by a teacher 17/20 - A

This document was absolutely essential in my History Alevel Communist Russia course and provides an in-depth categorisation of each topic divided by each leader. Aside from Stalin's economic policies and the Educational policy of the USSR, I have covered every topic in the book in combination with things I learnt through additional research. This is especially useful in remembering Stats and critical information.