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Yeah, the NY times article[1] actually says it was the US embassy in France that requested it was banned "on the grounds it might assist Communist propaganda ef
by sjm 4y ago
Yeah, the NY times article[1] actually says it was the US embassy in France that requested it was banned "on the grounds it might assist Communist propaganda efforts".
The last paragraph says:
"The Russians managed to obtain a print of "Grapes of Wrath" and displayed it widely behind the Iron Curtain hoping to convey a harsh impression of the US. But the main reaction, reported by our embassies, was: "In America even the tramps have cars."
[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/1955/04/13/archives/foreign-affairs-america-seen-through-a-glass-darkly.html https://www.nytimes.com/1955/04/13/archives/foreign-affairs-...
- pessimizer 4y agoThe claim that the Russians schemed to find a print and showed it widely as anti-US propaganda (with mixed results) is almost the opposite of the headline from the submitter.