Word: isvestia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...importance of this cold war objective to the Russians was clear: the offstage direction by A.N. Shelepin, chief of the U.S.S.R.'s security organization, the large financial stake, and the presence in Vienna of Khrushchev's son-in-law, the editor of Isvestia. The heavy Soviet news coverage indicated the full scope of their aim to further Communist claims before, during and after the Festival. While prior festivals were blatantly offensive, this one offered the drug of "Peace and Friendship...
Last week, the postal department revealed that it had been holding back delivery of Pravda and Isvestia, Moscow's two daily newspapers, as well as publications from other Communist countries. The postal service said only diplomatic and foreign agents could legally receive the mail, but added the recognized educational institutions and libraries would also receive their publications...
...those who are eager to get it "straight from the horse's mouth," however, both Lamont and Widener carry Moscow editions of Isvestia and Pravda (in Russian...