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Literaturnaia Gazeta, 10 Juni 1952, hlm. 1 (Pernyataan Biro Dewan Perdamaian Dunia)

Literaturnaia Gazeta, 10 Jun 1952: World Peace Council Bureau statement (Suwarti signs)

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Front page of Literaturnaia Gazeta, 10 June 1952, carrying a World Peace Council Bureau statement defending the French peace movement. Signatories include 'Mrs. Suwarti (Indonesia), member of parliament' (Gerwis/Gerwani leader Suwarti), alongside Joliot-Curie, Eugenie Cotton (WIDF), Brecht and Neruda. Also notes the Peking preparatory meeting for the Asia-Pacific peace conference.

Halaman depan Literaturnaia Gazeta, 10 Juni 1952, memuat pernyataan Biro Dewan Perdamaian Dunia yang membela gerakan perdamaian Prancis. Penandatangan mencakup 'Nyonya Suwarti (Indonesia), anggota parlemen' (tokoh Gerwis/Gerwani Suwarti), bersama Joliot-Curie, Eugenie Cotton (WIDF), Brecht dan Neruda. Juga menyebut pertemuan persiapan konferensi perdamaian Asia-Pasifik di Peking.

“p. 1: 'Mrs. Suwarti (Indonesia) – member of parliament' listed among signatories of the World Peace Council statement.”

People

SuwartiFrédéric Joliot-CurieEugénie CottonPietro NenniJessie StreetSoong Ching-ling

Organisations

World Peace CouncilWomen's International Democratic FederationWorld Federation of Trade Unions

Places

MoscowFranceBeijingHelsinkiIndonesia

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismWIDF and international women's movementUSSR and Eastern Europepropaganda and media

Tags

organisational statement

Details

Date
1952-06-10
Creator
Literaturnaia Gazeta
Publication
Literaturnaia Gazeta
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): Literaturnaia Gazeta · source link
Access
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)/Literaturnaia Gazeta (1952-06-10) - p. 1 [East View 26782401].pdf
OCR / text
Poor (0.712) · 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)
Summary basis
full text read

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