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{{Short description|Soviet news agency 1941 to 1961}}
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[[File:RIAN archive 409373 Sovinformburo last war report.jpg|thumb|The final Sovinformburo operational summary, 15 May 1945]]
[[File:RIAN archive 409373 Sovinformburo last war report.jpg|thumb|The final Sovinformburo operational summary, 15 May 1945]]
''Soviet Information Bureau''' ({{lang-ru|Советское информационное бюро}} [''Sovetskoye informatsionnoye byuro''], commonly known as '''Sovinformburo''' [Совинформбюро]) was a leading [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[news agency]], operating from 1941 to 1961.
'''Soviet Information Bureau''' ({{langx|ru|Советское информационное бюро|Sovetskoye informatsionnoye byuro}}), commonly known as '''Sovinformburo''' ({{lang|ru|Совинформбюро}}) was a leading [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[news agency]], operating under that name from 1941 to 1961 when its name changed to [[RIA Novosti]].


==Operation==
==Operation==
[[File:От Советского Информбюро. 8 мая 1945.ogg|thumb|From the Soviet Information Bureau by [[Yuri Levitan]], announcing the capture of [[Drezden]], 8 May 1945]]
[[File:От Советского Информбюро. 8 мая 1945.ogg|thumb |From the Soviet Information Bureau by [[Yuri Levitan]], announcing the capture of [[Dresden]], 8 May 1945]]
[[File:От Советского Информбюро. 30 Марта 1945.ogg|thumb|Operational summary of 30 March 1945, announcing the route of Army Group Danzig by the [[2nd Belorussian Front]]. ]]
[[File:От Советского Информбюро. 30 Марта 1945.ogg|thumb| Operational summary of 30 March 1945, announcing the rout of the Wehrmacht's Army Group Danzig by the Soviet [[2nd Belorussian Front]]. ]]
Sovinformburo was established on June 24, 1941, shortly after the opening of the [[Eastern Front of World War II]] by a directive of [[Sovnarkom]] and the [[Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] "to bring into the limelight international events, military developments, and day-to-day life through printed and broadcast media."<ref>[http://eng.9may.ru/eng_inform_war/m9005510 Sovinformburo during WWII] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013010807/http://eng.9may.ru/eng_inform_war/m9005510 |date=2006-10-13 }}</ref>
The [[Axis powers | Axis]] [[Operation Barbarossa | invasion of the Soviet Union]] started on 22 June 1941, opening the [[Eastern Front of World War II]]. On 24 June 1941 a directive of [[Sovnarkom]] and the [[Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] established the Sovinformburo "to bring into the limelight international events, military developments, and day-to-day life through printed and broadcast media".<ref>[http://eng.9may.ru/eng_inform_war/m9005510 Sovinformburo during WWII] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061013010807/http://eng.9may.ru/eng_inform_war/m9005510 |date= 2006-10-13 }}</ref>


During the war, Sovinformburo directed the activity of the [[All-Slavonic Committee]], [[Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Women]], [[Anti-Fascist Committee of the Soviet Youth]], [[Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Scientists]] and the [[Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee]] (JAC). In 1944, a special bureau on propaganda for foreign countries was set up as part of Sovinformburo.<ref>[http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/mass_media.htm Mass Media in Russia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000903022538/http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/mass_media.htm |date=2000-09-03 }}</ref> In 1961 Sovinformburo was transformed into Novosti Press Agency which was succeeded by [[RIA Novosti]] and, in 2013, [[International Information Agency Russia Today]].
During [[World War II]] the Sovinformburo directed the activity of the [[All-Slavic Anti-Fascist Committee]], the [[Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Women]], the [[Anti-Fascist Committee of the Soviet Youth]], the [[Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Scientists]] and the [[Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee]] (JAC). In 1944 a special bureau on propaganda for foreign countries was set up as part of Sovinformburo.<ref>[http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/mass_media.htm Mass Media in Russia] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20000903022538/http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/mass_media.htm |date= 2000-09-03 }}</ref> In 1961 the Sovinformburo was transformed into Novosti Press Agency which was succeeded by [[RIA Novosti]] in 1991 and, in 2013, by [[International Information Agency Russia Today]].


The radio announcements were performed on [[Radio Moscow]] (known for its [[Wide is My Motherland]] beeping) by [[Yuri Levitan]]. While Radio Moscow always started its announcements with the words "Moscow is speaking" (Govorit Moskva), during the German aggression against the Soviet Union in [[World War II]] the broadcasting was conducting from Sverdlovsk (today [[Yekaterinburg]]) until 1943 when it was moved to Kuibyshev (today [[Samara, Russia|Samara]]) until 1945.
[[Yuri Levitan]] made the radio announcements on [[Radio Moscow]] (known for its "[[Wide is My Motherland]]" call-sign). While Radio Moscow always started its announcements with the words "Moscow is speaking" ({{lang|ru-Latn|Govorit Moskva}}), during the Axis aggression against the Soviet Union in World War II broadcasts came from Sverdlovsk (today [[Yekaterinburg]]) until 1943, when activity moved to Kuibyshev (present-day [[Samara, Russia| Samara]]) until 1945.


The [[Battle of Kiev (1941)|fall of Kiev]] was never announced by the Soviet Information Bureau.
The Soviet Information Bureau never announced the [[Battle of Kiev (1941) |fall of Kiev]] in 1941.

== Chairmen ==
* [[Aleksandr Shcherbakov (Soviet politician)|Aleksandr Sergeevich Scherbakov]] (1941–1945)
* [[Solomon Lozovsky|Solomon Abramovich Lozovsky]] (1946–1947)
* [[Boris Ponomarev|Boris Nikolaevich Ponomarev]] (1947–1961)


==Radio announcers==
==Radio announcers==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Eastern Bloc information dissemination]]
* [[Eastern Bloc media and propaganda]]
*[[Censorship in the Soviet Union]]
* [[Censorship in the Soviet Union]]
*[[Propaganda in the Soviet Union]]
* [[Propaganda in the Soviet Union]]
*[[Radio Moscow]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Eastern Bloc media}}
{{Eastern Bloc media}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Media in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Mass media in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Soviet propaganda organizations]]
[[Category:Soviet propaganda organizations]]

[[Category:1941 establishments in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:1941 establishments in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1941]]
[[Category:1961 disestablishments in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:1961 disestablishments in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Eastern Bloc media]]
[[Category:Eastern Bloc mass media]]
[[Category:News agencies based in Russia]]
[[Category:News agencies based in Russia]]

Latest revision as of 23:30, 16 November 2024

The final Sovinformburo operational summary, 15 May 1945

Soviet Information Bureau (Russian: Советское информационное бюро, romanized: Sovetskoye informatsionnoye byuro), commonly known as Sovinformburo (Совинформбюро) was a leading Soviet news agency, operating under that name from 1941 to 1961 when its name changed to RIA Novosti.

Operation

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From the Soviet Information Bureau by Yuri Levitan, announcing the capture of Dresden, 8 May 1945
Operational summary of 30 March 1945, announcing the rout of the Wehrmacht's Army Group Danzig by the Soviet 2nd Belorussian Front.

The Axis invasion of the Soviet Union started on 22 June 1941, opening the Eastern Front of World War II. On 24 June 1941 a directive of Sovnarkom and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union established the Sovinformburo "to bring into the limelight international events, military developments, and day-to-day life through printed and broadcast media".[1]

During World War II the Sovinformburo directed the activity of the All-Slavic Anti-Fascist Committee, the Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Women, the Anti-Fascist Committee of the Soviet Youth, the Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Scientists and the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC). In 1944 a special bureau on propaganda for foreign countries was set up as part of Sovinformburo.[2] In 1961 the Sovinformburo was transformed into Novosti Press Agency which was succeeded by RIA Novosti in 1991 and, in 2013, by International Information Agency Russia Today.

Yuri Levitan made the radio announcements on Radio Moscow (known for its "Wide is My Motherland" call-sign). While Radio Moscow always started its announcements with the words "Moscow is speaking" (Govorit Moskva), during the Axis aggression against the Soviet Union in World War II broadcasts came from Sverdlovsk (today Yekaterinburg) until 1943, when activity moved to Kuibyshev (present-day Samara) until 1945.

The Soviet Information Bureau never announced the fall of Kiev in 1941.

Chairmen

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Radio announcers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sovinformburo during WWII Archived 2006-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Mass Media in Russia Archived 2000-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
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