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AO Aig FRE OR Ae 4 creative, reconstructive work of our people. It cannot be said about these appraisals that they are Communistic prepaganda, since by far the greater number of the authors are quite far from Communism. But they knew how to study and analyse the immense socialistic changes by penetrating the essence of what they saw, what has been happening in our country during the past forty years, amd they are telling about it honestly. Many of these opinions belong to common people from different. countries, to experts of different professions, to cultural leaders and scientists. They express satisfaction and joy, enthusiasm and surprise on the very great achievements of the many miilions of people of this big country, about whom in the West only fictions and insinuations are fabricated. And how could the fact that in the country with the new socialistic system, where the government is in the hands of the people and where there are no exploiting classes, has been built the world's first atomic et on tem me Bane ae ee eee ee ees ere eee ee eee a 445 Ft wnt electric generavor and tlie MOS & grandiose (sunkrofasotr Wile fy WIS Lary comercial jet airplane and tne first ballistic intercontinental rocket, leave cold the hearts of all the honest people of the world. The sending up of the earth's satellite brought forth from the whole world unbounded admiration for the genius of the Soviet people. All these achievements are the result of the collective work of the Soviet people, the result of the socialistic conditions which exist in our country. With every day are increasing the invincible ranks of the daf ro | a reo + | vata bard i 7 defenders of progress and civilization, the supporters of internatio pat peace and friendship. And it is to these people of good will that w give the floor. Pages 15-18 "It Provided the Greatest Joy for me to ee ee See All This" This article quotes and sumnarizes statements made by ELEANOR ROOSEVELT during her visit to the USSR. The points which were emphasized were education in the Soviet Union and the hospital care of expectant mothers and new-born babies and preventive medicine. All the comments quoted are in praise of the conditions observed. Pages 19-28 The Participants of the International Festival Speax the 11 articles grouped under this heading are written by people from different countries and of different professions who attended aac nC oi, i ih ae Ce th a oe SP SS ER we ioe ‘ep Pal” atNGs ee ie ew