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FOREWORD

"The Great Soviet Encyclo- 'pedia" is not an unfamiliar work. The extracts which have appeared before on this page prompted such remark- able interest that arrange- ments were made to secure each new volume (there will be 50 in all as it came from the presses in Moscow. In

"Caravan? The caravan came' off hours' ago.”

The newest volume of THE GREAT SOVIET ENCYCLOPEDIA

B

Beria, Bevin,

IS FOR Baths, Berlin, and Balaclava

of the anti-Soviet and to the Soviet people.he was a sense the Encyclopedia is the mire

where they awarded five Orders of Lenin, Stalin's Last Word on Every underground,

the Order of Suvorov of the coalesced with the remnants of thing. The cynical will re- the destroyed

first class, two Orders of the anti-Soviet par- gard it as a rewriting of ties, and with the spy networks Red Banner, and seven medals

of the Soviet Union." history in the manner of of capitalist countries.

"For his successful struggle George Orwell's famous novel

in the cause of counter-espionage B stands for "1984." The two newest

BEVIN Trans-Caucasia Beria was volumes cover the letter B awarded the Order of the Red' and Orders of the -from which these self- Banner

Workers' Red Banner of the revealing extracts have been

Georgian: Azerbaijan, and taken.

Armenian Republics.

'Mistakes'

A

in

CCOMPANIED by a full-page picture (raze in the volume) Lavrentl

Pavlovich "N 1931 the

Berin is described

the

was one

of the

• "BEVIN chief organisers of the aggres sive, anti-popular Western Blog in March 1949.

always supported Tito's clique. in Yugoslavia which became agents of Ameri- can and British Imperialism.

"Bevin was also one of those

"The Attlee-Bevin policy. haa impoverished. the British people and the greater part of the working class is dissatisfied with them."

B stands for

BATHS

• "AS A CONSEQUENCE of the increasing spread of Secialist culture, a greater demand for baths furnished with the latest technical hygienic appliances. hos arisen.

"In Palaces

of Culture and workers' clubs there are shower, bath possibilities as a rule, With the increase of sport more and more swimming pools are being

bullt.

BERLIN

London Express Service

habitants many unbearable ruf-

HOW HOUDINI DID IT

Death gives up

a secret Do you know how a con-

'jurer pulls 3 white handkerchief through his fist so that it comes out red?

This is how you do it, You require one "vanisher an ogg-shaped container which you "load" with red hand- kerchief.

The vanisher is attached to the back of your waistcoat by a piece of elastic-long enough to stretch round to your waist- coat pocket.

Sleight. of - hand now-you flash the white handkerchief and got the vanisher out of your pocket into your left hand,

Now you stuff the "while

handkerchief through the top. of your

fist and into tho. vani-

sher.

That

pushes out the red handkerchief at the bottom.

Now let the vanisher snap back (with the white hand- kerchief in it) behind your waistcoat. You've accomplished your change from white. to red. MAGIC: Cellar of mystery

ferings. They led to a serious Do you know how Houdini,

crisis which resulted in the winding-up of the Allied Con- trol Commission,

"In the Western sector mono- polistic businesses and banks were re-established, and even arras factorics

→ JADLOCK

padlocked inside n milk can full of milk, could have escaped within 60 seconds?

This, and a thousand other secrets magic, Art locked away ined cellar of In the book-

A Victorian house in lent

"The imperialists' anti-popular polley and their agents activity in the Western sector contrast with the movement in progress among the masses in the West- ern sector, as well as throughout Western

Germany, which want united currency, a centralised tead, London.

"They supply, and a united democratic

bused оп Government

free part of the elections.

West

are

work of "Professor!! Ellis

ago, aged 81.

"The authorities in the West-Stanyon, who died two weeks ern sector try to undermine the democratic forces which' desiro German unification and peace."

B stands for

BALACLAVA.

"THE BATTLE of Balaclava, between Anglo-Turkish troops October and the Russians on 13, 1854, resulted in the oc- cupation of the British fort at Kadyka village, north

of Balaclava, and the repulse of the Turkish troops by the Rus *siana,

"Attempted counter-attacks

For Ellis Stanyon was an inventor of magic who lived, as said, "In the Land of

he

Humbug," and wrote a 16- volume work

on conjuring.

Today it is considered a classic.

In his cellar,

his son,

Mr

Cyril Stanyon

ahowed ΠΟ Usted Index that card

tricks that hundreds of new have never been demonstrated.

And he told me the secrets of some of the Illusions, ESCAPE: In

60 seconds

you wish to extricate yourself from a padlocked, can, like

by large concentrations of Allled So. and

troops, piming at the ejection of the Russians

Central Com- mittee of the Bolshevist Berin, head of the Soviet Party exposed crude political conspiracy against the People's who started the anti-popular Secret Police, commands mistakes and diversions whic

The well-fed collective farms Democracies.

demand tolerated by

begun to three columns of space. In had been

"He engaged with all his have also of the party organi-

baths. Its bald but informative sur- directors

"A modern bath-house con- position in the Colonies and was vey of his past record it is sations in Trans-Caucasia. And might in strengthening Britain's

Berla was

to translated

one of the initiators of dividing sists of a toilet, shower, almost certainly the most directing party work to achieve

steambath." India. documented account of one unity and Bolshevist cohesion,

"He furthermore organised the "In November 1931 he was bloody war against freedom in B stands for of the least-known but most

of the Malaya and Burma. He caused elected first secretary -powerful men on earth.

Central Committee of the Com--Imperialistic ̈exploitation --- in Africa and is responsible for as "one munist Party of Georgia

of secretary of the

Communist Party of secretary Sovict State, trusty pupil and and, in 1932, first sect

the Trans-Caucasian Regional entry Communist Party and secret

of the Central Commitice of

Party of Georgia. Communist Party of the Ranks were streng hened and Politburo, Deputy President of Bolshevist ideology, in

members instructed In

the the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R. and Deputy of the of boundless devotion to Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. Central Committee of the Com- સ

was born in Markheuli village in the

the district of Sul-

of the outstanding leaders

the Bolstevist Party and of the B Regional Trans-Cauca-. difficulties in the work of UNO

intimate collaborator of Stalin," the und the Encyclopedia goes on:-

"Beria is a member

spirit

the

TOM Party, and to the great

and leacher, Stalln.

"In a short time the organisa-

of

hum (Georgian Republic), of a poor peasant family. In 1015, tion had corrected its mistakes, having finished the upper ele- liquidated the falsifications mendery school at Sukhum, he party policy, and the factions in went to Baku and entered the the villages.

intermediate

mechanical

building technical college.

"In

1915, be October

and

or-

ganised an illegal Marxist cell

the

"From the beginning of 1919- until

establishment of Soviet rule in Azerbaijan (April 1920) he directed leent Com munist organisations.

To jail

*

where Britain and America seek to dominate the world.

• "SPLINTER-POLICIES of the Western Powers have left a

on deep impression

Berlin's and caused economy

the in-

from the fort,

mük mlik-filled

were-driven back with heavy Houdini? You could do it this

for

The

have

can you require 'must a false lid, as shown in the diogram.

losses.

the Allies. For way. example, the English cavalry lost 70. per cent,_of_lts' men‚· _

"The Battle of Balaclava was a tactical success/ for the Rus- sians because they could not be driven from the fort."

THIRTY PAIRS OF NYLONS

FOR EACH BALLERINA

sented to American audiences--

David

By RONALD ROPER

Pilar Argentinita,

'many

the

in

erhana.”

wears

They

members. of

us bewildered

".

спо

Wobber.i

For this "illusion" you are, once inside the

can, curtained off from the audience, Hidden,

you push up with

your head on the false lid, which rises up,

taking with it the actual

complete with padlocks.

lid

In 30 seconds you are outside the can. In 60 the audience are amazed.

BALANCE: Wine

on a card

balance a glass of wine on

To play a glas

seemingly but

Any pack of cards will do,

you will have one trick card, which you will "force". on to the man

who select the

the

card for, balanc-

more

Ing.

"Your card has

flange hinged" to the centre of its back which extends the full the

of

card. This flange

opens Liko

door and makes

a base on which the glass of wine stands, ensily. `i

VA

by A London, Sept. 20. S the ballet company of charms two diamond and ruby crazy-play. For the 994 un- entrants and on successful As the ballet company of earrings like castanets,

mystified Her Ballet Espagnol que equally In oil...

public, the with tre prepares to leave for ceeds

perfect taste in Issue Bas been clouded by

facets of the feeling that it was no

likely that three eminent MUCH work was carried their American tour-It will bringing

out in technical recon-

cover 62 towns in six months Spanish scene to London like in the school. Then in March

feature in view of the young leaders of the modern development London stages seem to be a th

that an increasing number theatre should fail to recognise 1917 he

the Bolsheviks struction and the Joined

they read from of a Bolshevist cell of the petroleum industry of alive with foreign ballet. people and organised

these shores are in good, play when

critics one than that a dozen delights Londoners, In the school. In June 1917 he Baku. As a result the output

have discovering however,

should all till to acclaim one depth carrica out political work of the petroleum industry re-

had an early opportunity of holidaying in Spain.

From Norway Ny Norsk when they saw it acted. reeing one of the new classical among troops on the Rumanian vived, until, in 1930, almost half

of all the output of the petrol productions which will be es frat performance on an English Ballet have just given their front.

of Baku was supplied by the

olifields. new

a rovised "Casse Noisette." slage at the Embassy Theatre. Now that Mr Whiting has been and strongly defended, "Berla wes, in 1934, elected .

Frederick Ashton's recasting The young dancers from Gelo member of the Central Commit-

and

most shine of the sequences of scenes,

light-hearted not only by the judges who tee of the Bolshevist Party, and the lavishness of the costumes pieces

"Truffalding" "welcome the arrival of a finely

ISHED: But In 1038 he was transferred for designed by Cecil Beaton, have ad

also fled dramatist"-the amateur

it didn't work in Moscow. From 1938

revitalised this attractive ballet. have

á horfaker- until 1045 Berin was

the Art from appearing a little. Ang sense of mime. But authors, and their sympathisers

they

were not so happy in a une finding! It hard to believe WHY not make

of the D losers chief, by out of one decan- People's Commissar of Internal embarrassed in his pale green

that not green elx-scene dance drama. Affairs of the works

U.S.S.R. and satin and trimmings,

Fonteyn, "who has wrote a play as good as Mrter across the room, und into Margot Berla improved the FROM Azerbaijan,

the Blair as the Nutcracker Prince, danced with the Ny Norsk, was Whiting's or those of the two another?

together with Elaine was ordered to undertake Chekist organs.

Field, in the audience among Scan- runners-up, Miss Enid Bagnold Quite simply to do this trick and "In February 1941 Berla was Robert Lunnon Illegal revolutionary work in

the and Mr C. E. Svetlana Cinavian Georgia, where he took an active elected Deputy President of the Berlosav

The choice of "Saint's Day" you do not plate the handker- give a lively and Diplomatic: Corps. part in the preparation of atm Soviet of the People's Com-colourful display.

Next month we are promised, may be partly accounted for chief into the first decanter at all-although you make It look that the remembering tho Wimbledon Theatre, by members of the

as if you do, ed insurrection against the missars of the U.S.SR.

Но Menshevik

in America In the years of the great company will again be acting where the guest artist will be theatre is not only a place of

There is a wire loop on the of

I notice that entertainment. was sent to gaol, and in August wars of the Fatherland, starting

show

end of a cord. The car runs window for British Sonia Arova, a réappearance

the Ballot Russe,

has both Me Tyrone Guthrie which

and ballering has 1920, after organising a hunger on June 30, 1941, he became a clothes. Each

reformed under a new Mr Peter Brook, who describe up your sleeve and hangs down strike of political prisoners a member of the State Committer been

presented with 30 pairs been

worker on your hip. Gaol, was banished of Defence and from May 16, or nylons, a range of Kitanaki

Universal Ballet themselves a autumn company,

concede that Mr

Just as you are about to push play from Georgia. He returned to 1944, Deputy President of the and winter wear, three pairs of (London) Limited,

and irango

the handkerchief into the first may well be Baku and entered the Polical State

Defence, Commit'ce.of

shoes and an umbrelin. The

and entertainment is decanter you shout, "It's gone!" Institute of Baku as a student. and fulfilled the most responsible mon

have had to be content CINCE the announcement by tasks put upon him by the party

hat-most of

Tho irly with

be applied of them have

the judges of the Arts bo

to it

on the cord at your hip. But. "In April 1921 the party equally well in the direction of chosen a bowler three pairs of Theatre Festival play ordered Berla

com- sion and its unbroken, tention, bandkerchief is well up your Chekist socialist economy.. at the socks and an umbrella work. From 1021 to 1031 ho front.

Sol Hurok, manager for the petition that the wimmer of the we are told, are the products sleeve,

extraordinary helped to control Soviet

Pracs-1

How does it "fly" into the capion-

the decree of a.

second decanter? age and counter-espionage, 'dium of the Supremo Soviet of sartorial: pärty;; roports jubli- againt actor - suthor of thuatrical mind."

Day" there has been a Mr Alec. Clunce, one of the At the very moment you "He became plenipotentiary, the USSR of September: 30 anlly that half a million tickels little heari-searching among competition judges, also, back shout, your assistant, off slago, president of the OGPU, in 1948 Berin, for his special-not-have already been sold.

critics

the ing their verdict, say no working another cord which runs having become vices in the production of arina- Trans-Caucasia,

curious state of Altairs reflected prize-winning play may have to the second docsater, pulls member of the O.G.PU, ments and military equipment Collegium of the U:8.8.8. under the dimcult circumstances EANWHILE the Cambridge by this competitions as breaknecked by the judges, second handkerchief through

finallats whose the public may also be puzzled into the decanters destruction of the deep under Hero of Sociallat Labour brilliant clandcar and less entries were, jupand

wlans you will know why, I am not weg the matest. under tion" on the, MPEG, ground anti-Soviet party of the "On July 9, 1910, he was Fortaudex Spanish ballet

Iestres diamppointed. "U Mensheviks, Dasnake, and sach- inominated Matkal at The Soviet Pilar Lopez, who took over the received the, mayr

Humphrey Knight like Trotskylets and other and Union. For Boulanding company on the death of her at the hands of theA party, group, which a silento

the Comintales, parties, more a caZDGAAN ME

Government.

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