▁to ▁supply ▁raw ▁materials ▁for ▁both ▁military ▁hardware ▁and ▁consumer ▁goods . ▁ ▁The ▁Moscow ▁and ▁G ork y ▁autom obile ▁plants ▁produced ▁autom ob iles ▁for ▁the ▁public — des p ite ▁few ▁Soviet ▁citizens ▁aff ording ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁car — and ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁steel ▁production ▁and ▁other ▁industrial ▁materials ▁made ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁cars ▁possible . ▁Car ▁and ▁tr uck ▁production , ▁for ▁example , ▁reached ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Society ▁ ▁Pro pag anda ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁commun ist ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁had ▁been ▁propag and ists ▁or ▁edit ors ▁before ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁were ▁keen ly ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁propag anda . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁gained ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁they ▁seized ▁the ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁all ▁communication ▁media , ▁and ▁greatly ▁expanded ▁their ▁propag anda ▁appar atus ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁newsp apers , ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁pam ph lets . ▁Radio ▁became ▁a ▁powerful ▁tool ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁▁ ▁St alin , ▁for ▁example , ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁P rav da . ▁Besides ▁the ▁national ▁newsp apers ▁" P RA V DA " ▁and ▁Iz vest ia , ▁there ▁were ▁numerous ▁regional ▁publications ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁all ▁the