XX Century and Peace (1987)

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XX Century and Peace was a monthly magazine published in Moscow by the Soviet Peace Committee, a state-sponsored organisation responsible for coordinating peace movements active in the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1949 and existed until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

This edition includes articles on perestroika, a report on the 1987 World Congress of Women and a profile of sculptor Vadim Sidur – described as a Soviet Henry Moore.

The Commonweal Collection includes 12 copies of XX Century and Peace published between 1987 and 1990. Other materials in the Collection about the Eastern European Peace Movements (Ed) can be found on the catalogue here.

A full list of over 1,700 magazines, newsletters, bulletins and journals that are in the Collection can be foundĀ here.