Bertrand Russell

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(philosopher, propagandist)
BornBertrand Arthur William Russell
1872-05-18
Trellech, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom
Died1970-02-02 (Age 97)
Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materTrinity College (Cambridge)
SpouseAlys Pearsall Smith
Founder ofCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Pugwash Conferences
Member ofCoefficients (dining club), Fabian Society
Interest ofRalph Schoenman

Resources

Andrew G. Bone Bertrand Russell as cold war propagandist The Bertrand Russell Society Quarterly February-May 2005 / Numbers 125-126, BERTRAND RUSSELL AND THE COLD WAR.

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
1948 Hague Congress7 May 194811 May 1948Netherlands
The Hague
Landmark conference which had a profound influence on the shape of the European Movement. Many of the groups organizing the conference received covert funding from the CIA.
Congress for Cultural Freedom/Founding Conference26 June 195029 June 1950Founded the Congress for Cultural Freedom. The participants had a "a culpable incuriosity about funding" of the luxurious conference, which was later exposed as CIA money.
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