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Hypotheses regarding differences (or lack of differences) in policy-orientation or in degrees of influence between the various members of the Soviet Politburo have always been of great interest to students of politics. Thus there have been frequent speculations regarding alleged differences in foreign policy lines and on the problem of succession. The absence of confirming or disconfirming data for any of these hypotheses is striking, and obvious in view of the secrecy that enshrouds the internal operations of the Politburo. Published statements of any kind by members of the Politburo have become infrequent in recent years. Such statements as are available for analysis have usually dealt with different subjects and have been made at different dates, so that they were difficult to compare from the point of view of testing hypotheses regarding differences in policy of influence. Through Stalin's seventieth birthday, December 21,1949, however, a rare opportunity for comparative analysis did occur.

"Most of the work . was done at the University of Chicago or in connection with the War Communications Research Project at the Library of Congress." ; Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 382-398) ; Introduction: The language of power, by H.D. Lasswell. Style in the language of politics, by H.D. Lasswell. Why be quantitative? By H.D. Lasswell.- Technique: The problem of validating content analysis, by I.L. Janis. The reliability of content analysis categories, by Abraham Kaplan and J.M. Goldsen. Recording and context units, four ways of coding editorial content, by Alan Grey, David Kaplan and H.D. Lasswell. The feasibility of the use of samples in content analysis, by Alexander Mintz. The coefficient of imbalance, by I.L. Janis and Raymond Fadner.- Applications: Detection; propaganda detection and the courts, by H.D. Lasswell. Trend; May Day slogans in Soviet Russia, 1918-1943, by Sergius Yakobson and H.D. Lasswell. Interaction; the Third International on its change of policy, by Nathan Leites. Interaction; the response of communist propaganda to frustration, by Nathan Leites and I. de Sola Pool. ; Mode of access: Internet.