the British-Soviet Friendship Society and the Society delivered “Scottish-Soviet” speeches at 30 meetings. Some local British newspapers have also published interviews with the delegates. Along with the speeches at the meetings, some delegations have published reports about their visits to the Soviet Union. For example, the workers’ delegation issued and disseminated 86,000 copies of a photo report and sold 21,000 copies of a brochure entitled, Russia That We The delegation “The Saw.” of electricians has also published its official report, and 10,000 copies of the delegation report will be published in February of 1951. women’s The content of the British delegation brochure is typical. In the workers’ brochure, delegates reported that having seen the life of Soviet people, they were convinced that Soviet Union is a country where the working class that “the rules”, Soviet workers follow the right way of creating an economy which will “the provide for all their material and cultural and that socialist system needs”, “the existing in the Soviet Union is because there are tremendous justified” “visible successes and throughout the country. The brochure specifically achievements” notes the friendship between Soviet workers and the British people, and highlights the striving for peace among the Soviet The “general people”. delegations reported that efforts of the Soviet Union for peaceful work and “the the preservation of peace deserve support from all of the progressive people of Britain”. In 1950 the Soviet public organisations conducted much work in hosting and receiving the British delegations. However, it should be noted that this project also had serious drawbacks. In 1950 the AUSCR, the AUCCTU and the Antifascist Committee of Soviet Women had no predetermined plans to invite the British delegations because of the present British political situation and the activities of British civic organisations. Invited delegates were often anonymous until their arrival in Moscow, which caused considerable difficulties in the process. The organisations working
the British-Soviet Friendship Society and the “Scottish-Soviet” Society delivered speeches at 30 meetings. Some local British newspapers have also published interviews with the delegates. Along with the speeches at the meetings, some delegations have published reports about their visits to the Soviet Union. For example, the workers’ delegation issued and disseminated 86,000 copies of a photo report and sold 21,000 copies of a brochure entitled, “The Russia That We Saw.” The delegation of electricians has also published its official report, and 10,000 copies of the women’s delegation report will be published in February of 1951. The content of the British workers’ delegation brochure is typical. In the brochure, delegates reported that having seen the life of Soviet people, they were convinced that “the Soviet Union is a country where the working class rules”, that “the Soviet workers follow the right way of creating an economy which will provide for all their material and cultural needs”, and that “the socialist system existing in the Soviet Union is justified” because there are “visible tremendous successes and achievements” throughout the country. The brochure specifically notes the friendship between Soviet workers and the British people, and highlights the “general striving for peace among the Soviet people”. The delegations reported that “the efforts of the Soviet Union for peaceful work and the preservation of peace deserve support from all of the progressive people of Britain”. In 1950 the Soviet public organisations conducted much work in hosting and receiving the British delegations. However, it should be noted that this project also had serious drawbacks. In 1950 the AUSCR, the AUCCTU and the Antifascist Committee of Soviet Women had no predetermined plans to invite the British delegations because of the present British political situation and the activities of British civic organisations. Invited delegates were often anonymous until their arrival in Moscow, which caused considerable difficulties in the process. The organisations working
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