Definitions for union of soviet societies for friendship and cultural relations with foreign countries
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1. union of soviet societies for friendship and cultural relations with foreign countries

   VOKS (an acronym for the Russian Vsesoiuznoe Obshchestvo Kul'turnoi Sviazi s zagranitsei — Всесоюзное общество культурной связи с заграницей, All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries), or the Society of Cultural Relations with the Soviet Union, was an entity created by the government of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1925 to promote international cultural contact between writers, composers, musicians, cinematographers, artists, scientists, educators, and athletes of the USSR with those of other countries. The organization conducted tours and conferences of such cultural workers. Although of Soviet origin, VOKS was in fact an international organization, with parallel national branches around the world, such as the American Society for Cultural Relations with Russia (established 1926) and the Society for Polish-Soviet Friendship (established 1944). VOKS was frequently criticized by Western government officials, public intellectuals, and the press for functioning as a de facto communist propaganda organization. VOKS was restructured and renamed in 1958, replaced by a new friendship organization known as the Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, which continued to exist until 1992.

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1. Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries

   VOKS was an organization created by the USSR in 1925 and officially tasked with cultural exchanges with other countries, but was criticized by western government officials and press as being a propaganda organization. The organization was disbanded in 1958 and replaced with another "friendship organization" called the "Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries". VOKS had branches under various names in different countries including the "America Society for Cultural Relations with Russia" founded around 1926 and the Society for Polish-Soviet Friendship created in 1944. VOKS gained new notoriety when U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy accused American journalist Edward R. Murrow of colluding with the organization on his program See It Now. This organization is often served as a convenient “roof” for operations of Soviet intelligence.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_Soviet_Societies_for_Friendship_and_Cultural_Relations_with_Foreign_Countries
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   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=union of soviet societies for friendship and cultural relations with foreign countries