The work of the Russian liberation committee in London, 1919-1924

Alston, Charlotte (2008) The work of the Russian liberation committee in London, 1919-1924. Slavonica, 14 (1). pp. 6-17. ISSN 1361-7427

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Abstract

The Russian Liberation Committee was one of the most active of the Russian émigré organizations operating in London in the period following the Russian Revolution. It acted as a clearing house for news on the Russian civil war, receiving telegrams from each of the fronts and distributing them to the British press. It also produced a variety of publications of its own, for distribution to the public, government officials and to soldiers in Russia. In this article, the Committee's work and publications are examined for the light they shed on anti-Bolshevik propaganda in Britain, and on the sources of information on the civil war available to the British press. While the Committee's efforts could not alter the pragmatic policy of the British government or the already anti-Bolshevik attitude of the British press, their presence made an important difference to the amount and kind of information that was available in Britain during the course of the Russian civil war.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Russian Liberation Committee, Soviet Union-History-Revolution, 1917-1921, Propaganda
Subjects:	V100 History by period V200 History by area
Department:	Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Humanities
Depositing User:	EPrint Services
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2010 11:57
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2023 11:31
URI:	https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/2664

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