Very interested in learning about this scenarios that are usually not discussed as much as what you typically read from anti communists in the media.

  • principalkohoutek [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    I recall hearing of Western leftists moving to/visiting the USSR in the 20s, like journalist John Reed. Paul Robeson visited Moscow in the 30s and lived in Europe around that time. But I can’t remember any specific anecdotes of “fellow travelers” moving to the USSR to partake in the project

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      9 months ago

      Paul Robeson was a real one. Apart from being a dedicated advocate of workers and anti-racism activist during peak McCarthyism, he also wrote this wonderful piece and sang the most beautiful english version of the USSR anthem.