Congress for Cultural Freedom
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The Congress for Cultural Freedom was a Cold War-era organization of intellectuals and artists, covertly backed by the CIA, that promoted anti-communist liberal values through cultural and intellectual activities worldwide.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War organization
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anti-communist organization ⓘ cultural organization ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
CCF
NERFINISHED
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Congress pour la Liberté de la Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covertlyBackedBy | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1979 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
culture
ⓘ
intellectual life ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| foundedAtLocation | West Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | defense of cultural freedom against totalitarianism ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
cultural diplomacy
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intellectual opposition to Soviet communism ⓘ promotion of anti-communist liberal values ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
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liberalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Arthur Koestler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ignazio Silone NERFINISHED ⓘ Irving Kristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvin J. Lasky NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Josselson NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Aron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Hook NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Spender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Founding conference in West Berlin in June 1950 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cuadernos
NERFINISHED
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Der Monat NERFINISHED ⓘ Encounter (magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mundo Nuevo NERFINISHED ⓘ Preuves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organized |
art exhibitions
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concerts ⓘ conferences ⓘ cultural events ⓘ |
| published |
journals
ⓘ
magazines ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | exposure of CIA funding ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | International Association for Cultural Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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