British-Soviet Friendship Society
| Formation | 1946 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1991 |
| Legal status | Defunct |
The British-Soviet Friendship Society was a British membership organisation for the promotion of political and cultural links between the United Kingdom and the various ethnic groups of the Soviet Union.[1] The society was active from 1946 to 1991, and was a successor to the groups Friends of the Soviet Union, established in 1930, the Russia Today Society (1934), and the Anglo-Soviet Friendship Committee (1940).[1]
Activities
[edit]From 1956 to 1990, it published a monthly or bimonthly journal British-Soviet Friendship, retitled BSFS Journal in 1990.[2] In 1952 the society visited the Soviet Union.[3]
Leadership
[edit]Presidents
[edit]- 1946: Henry Wilson[4]
- 1948: Hewlett Johnson[4]
- 1966:
- 1975: Andrew Rothstein[4]
Chairmen
[edit]- 1946: Stanley Evans[4]
- 1950: John Platts-Mills[4]
- 1963: Fred Tonge [4]
- 1965: Laurence Bradshaw[4]
- 1978: William Wilson[4][5]
Society archives
[edit]The society's papers are held at the Marx Memorial Library,[1] while the University of Hull's archives hold papers relating to the society's 1952 trip to the Soviet Union.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "British Soviet Friendship Society Papers". marx.soutron.net. Marx Memorial Library. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Catalogue record for "British-Soviet Friendship"". British Library. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- 1 2 "Papers relating to the British Soviet Friendship Society visit to USSR - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. JISC. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Großmann, Sonja (2019). Falsche Freunde im Kalten Krieg?. De Gruyter. ISBN 9783110652345.
- ↑ HOLLINGSWORTH, MARK (1 June 2023). "WHEN RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE SOUGHT TO RECRUIT BRITISH MPS". Declassified UK. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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