Foreign Language Press Service

In the June 25 issue of Rassviet there is a reprint of an article by an American correspondent in Peiping, China, about the Rerich Expedition to Asia, now somewhere in the Gobi Desert. This article is filled with false rumors and mean slanders directed against the Expedition which was equippe

The Russian-American Democratic League of Illinois is at this time the focal point of interest for the entire Russian colony in Chicago and vicinity. The new federal laws regarding social security, old-age pensions, and certain limitations of the privileges of noncitizens in this co

The Saint George parish, Branch Number One of the Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society, held its annual picnic Sunday, June 30, in the woods at the end of Elston Avenue. Besides the usual picnic attractions, which were enjoyed by the large crowd at the picnic, there were several i

In beginning the task of editing the Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society's news page in Rassviet, a task entrusted to us by the Board of Directors of this organization, we realize that one of the most responsible functions of our organization has been deposited in our hands. The

The American Communist party is being gradually transformed into a party of reformers. The right wing of the American Communist party differs strikingly in its slogans, its resolutions, and in the editorial articles of its press, from the orthodox Communist party and its leaders. It

My appeal for aid was published in the July 1 issue of Rassviet. No doubt some of those who read that appeal have thought that because I was a political prisoner I should ask for aid from the International Labor Defense, since this organization professes to specialize in aiding political pris

One of the local English language newspapers recently published a series of suggestions on how to spend the summer months to derive the most benefits for mind and body. The salient points of these suggestions were that people should strive to spend as much time as possible in the fresh air--o

The Russian-American Democratic League held a picnic Sunday, July 14, in the state forest preserve. Despite the fact that the place chosen for the picnic was not as suitable as the site of the League's previous picnic, there was a large crowd of people on hand to enjoy the many attractions pr

In the Russian colony in Chicago there lives a very interesting family named Sharov. The Sharovs came here from Western Russia, province of Minok, more than twenty years ago. Like most Russians in America, Sharov first planned to stay in America for only several years, then to return to Russi

The Bolshevik sheet Russkii Golos (The Russian Voice) recently published an article entitled "Why We Do Not Go to Soviet Russia". This article was an answer to the many demands expressed in the anti-Bolshevik Russian press in America that those Russian communists in America who praise the Sov

The Russian boys and girls organized as a unit of Branch Number 18 of the Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society held their first picnic last Sunday. Besides the young people, there were many members of the older generation, who, by their presence, wanted to show their appreciation of the wor

The Holy Trinity parish on Leavitt Street held its semiannual meeting Sunday, July 21. The parish executive committee, headed by F. Mikhailovsky, presented the financial report on the activities of the parish during the last six months. Then the cemetery committee offered its report, and othe

The Russian Consolidated Mutual Aid Society, whose plan of activities ostensibly embraces all Russians living in America, irrespective of their social backgrounds or their educational qualifications, has actually succeeded in drawing into its fold only a very insignificant number of Russian p

Branch Number 18 of the Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society held a picnic Sunday, July 7. The picnic grounds were not crowded, but the occasion was an interesting one and was significant, both for Branch Number 18 and for the Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society as a whole. Two

The Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society is the center, the hub, of the entire Russian colony in Chicago and in the Middle West. This organization is chartered and functions as an independent benefit society. The funds of the organization at present reach a total of seventy-five thousand do

A school of Russian music has been opened by the Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society at its headquarters, 917 North Wood Street. The school will teach only string music. A. D. Dobrokhotov, artist musician, was selected as instructor. Lessons are given every Thursday at seven o'clock in the

The upbringing of children depends largely on three leading factors: the family, the school, and the environment in which the child spends its leisure time. In our previous articles, we blamed, and severely criticized, the Russian organizations for neglecting entirely the cause of the young R

The Board of Directors of the Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society held its regular meeting July 31 at the Russian parish hall, 917 North Wood Street. Among the matters discussed was the question of new types of life insurance, with policies which are particularly well adapted to the requir

The Russian Day celebration, which took place on Sunday, July 28, in Normac Grove, under the auspices of the St. George parish, was an unusual success. The celebration began by the mass given at the old St. George the Conqueror Church. After the mass, the crowd began to flow into Normac Grove

The Russian Bolsheviks in America, like their comrades in Russia and in other countries, have been following the policy of continual attacks upon all non-communist organizations, as well as cultural and religious institutions. Their slogan has been, "Whoever is not with us is against us." "An