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Izvestiia, 11 April 1954, p. 3: Delegation of Soviet women in Indonesia

Izvestiia, 11 Apr 1954: delegation of Soviet women in Indonesia

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Izvestiia, 11 Apr 1954. TASS, citing Harian Rakyat: when a Soviet women's delegation led by A. Kholopova reached Surakarta (Solo), thousands of Gerwani members, students and housewives met it in a demonstration of friendship; the delegation received dozens of invitations in Surakarta and Yogyakarta.

Izvestiia, 11 Apr 1954. TASS, mengutip Harian Rakyat: ketika delegasi wanita Soviet pimpinan A. Kholopova tiba di Surakarta (Solo), ribuan anggota Gerwani, pelajar dan ibu rumah tangga menyambutnya dalam demonstrasi persahabatan; delegasi menerima puluhan undangan di Surakarta dan Yogyakarta.

“thousands of members of the Democratic Federation of Indonesian Women ('Gerwani'), students and housewives came out to meet it (translation)”

People

Alexandra Kholopova

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Harian RakjatTASS

Places

SurakartaYogyakartaJakarta

Topics

USSR and Eastern EuropeGerwani organisationWIDF and international women's movementpeace and anti-imperialism

Tags

delegation visitdemonstrationfriendship associationswire report

Details

Date
1954-04-11
Creator
Izvestiia
Publication
Izvestiia
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
Russian
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
USSR
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
East View / Infoteka (Columbia): Izvestiia · source link
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library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)/Izvestiia (1954-04-11) - p. 3 [East View 25727497].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.753) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)
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