[THE COLD WAR / THE PERIODICALS FINANCED BY AMERICA / SOVIETS] Dergi: Sovyetler Birligini Ögrenme Enstitüsü. No: 1-66. 1955-1971. Edited by Edige Mustafa Kirimal, (1911-1980)

INSTITUT ZUR ERFORSCHUNG DER UDSSR, MÜNCHEN, Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR, Munich, 1955-1971. Original wrappers. Large roy. 8vo. (24 x 18 cm). In Turkish. 66 issues set. Rare set of this Turkish journal published in Munich by the leading figure of the Crimean Tatars Kirimal, financed by the American intelligence against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, containing important articles and studies on Islamic ethnic groups and Turkic minorities living in Russia. During the First and Second World Wars, Germany contacted the ethnic and religious elements of the allied and hostile states and benefited from these powers, especially in the field of intelligence. During the Cold War, activities such as public opinion and intelligence gained more importance, and the United States and the Soviet Union entered an ideological struggle, especially with their press and broadcasting activities. For this purpose, Munich was designated as the propaganda centre by the American intelligence units