The International Department of the CC CPSU Under Dobrynin
Author: Center for the Study of Foreign Affairs
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 179
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Center for the Study of Foreign Affairs
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 179
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jennifer Anderson
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
Published: 2017-05-10
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 0887555101
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →During the early Cold War, thousands of Canadians attended events organized by the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society (CSFS) and subscribed to its publications. The CSFS aimed its message at progressive Canadians, hoping to convince them that the USSR was an egalitarian and enlightened state. Attempting to soften, define and redirect the antagonistic narratives of the day, the CSFS story is one of propaganda and persuasion in Cold War Canada. The CSFS was linked to other groups on the Canadian political left and was consistently lead by Canadian communists. For many years, its leader and best known member was the enigmatic Dyson Carter. Raised in a religious family and educated as a scientist, Carter was a prolific author of both popular scientific and pro-Soviet books, and for many years was the editor of the CSFS’s magazine Northern Neighbours. Subtitled “Canada’s Authoritative Independent Magazine Reporting on the U.S.S.R.” the magazine featured glossy photo spreads of life in the Soviet Union and upbeat articles on science, medicine,cultural life, and visits to the USSR by Canadians. At the height of the Cold War, Carter claimed the magazine reached 10,000 subscribers across Canada. Using previously unavailable archival sources and oral histories, Propaganda and Persuasion looks at the CSFS as a blend of social and political activism, where gender, class, and ethnicity linked communities, and ideology had significance.
Author: Roger E. Kanet
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1992-04-02
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 0521413656
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The late twentieth century witnessed remarkable changes in Soviet domestic and foreign policy. Eastern Europe sprang free of the country that held it in its grip for over forty years. The Soviet leadership has accepted the reunification of Germany and supported the US-sponsored resolution in the UN permitting the use of force in the Gulf against one of its former allies.