British-Soviet Friendship Society

British-Soviet Friendship Society
Formation1946
Legal statusDefunct
PurposeDiplomatic organisation

The British-Soviet Friendship Society was a British membership organisation for the promotion of political and cultural links between the United Kingdom and 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

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]

Chairman

Society archives

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

  1. ^ a b c "British Soviet Friendship Society Papers". marx.soutron.net. Marx Memorial Library. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Catalogue record for "British-Soviet Friendship"". British Library. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Papers relating to the British Soviet Friendship Society visit to USSR - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. JISC. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ HOLLINGSWORTH, MARK (1 June 2023). "WHEN RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE SOUGHT TO RECRUIT BRITISH MPS". Declassified UK. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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