GA-02126 1990 relevance B public
Pravda, 30 October 1990, No. 303: Indonesia: Strokes to a Tragedy of 35 Years Ago
Pravda, 30 Oct 1990: 'Indonesia: strokes to a tragedy of 35 years ago' (V. Shurygin)
Pravda, 30 October 1990 (No. 303), p. 5: V. Shurygin's retrospective 'Indonesia: strokes to a tragedy of 35 years ago' on the 1965 coup, Suharto's rise and the destruction of the PKI by a Pravda correspondent who was in Indonesia. Gerwani appears once, listed as the PKI's women's organisation alongside SOBSI, BTI, Pemuda Rakyat and Lekra. It notes up to half a million killed and 1.4 million ex-prisoners.
Pravda, 30 Oktober 1990 (No. 303), hlm. 5: retrospektif V. Shurygin 'Indonesia: sapuan tragedi 35 tahun silam' tentang kudeta 1965, naiknya Suharto dan penghancuran PKI, oleh koresponden Pravda yang berada di Indonesia. Gerwani muncul sekali sebagai organisasi perempuan PKI bersama SOBSI, BTI, Pemuda Rakyat dan Lekra. Disebut hingga setengah juta korban tewas dan 1,4 juta bekas tahanan.
“Adjoining the PKI were 'the trade union association SOBSI, the peasants' union BTI, the youth organisation People's Youth, the women's organisation Gerwani, and the cultural organisation Lekra'.”
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- 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)/Pravda (1990) - No. 303, Gerwani retrospective [archive.org 1990303_4473].pdf
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- 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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- GA-02127 Pravda (1990) - No. 303, Gerwani retrospective [archive.org 1990303_4473].txt
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