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Text of Howard Fast's Stalin Peace Prize acceptance speech delivered in NewYork by the former Voice of America chief news writer and editor on April 22, 1954 at the Hotel McAlpin in New York at a ceremony reportedly attended by about 1,000 guests.

Text of Howard Fast’s Stalin Peace Prize acceptance speech delivered by the former Voice of America chief news writer and editor on April 22, 1954 at the Hotel McAlpin in New York at a ceremony reportedly attended by about 1,000 guests. In the Cold War Radio Museum collection.

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Ted Lipien is the online Cold War Radio Museum's principal volunteer editor. He is an independent journalist, writer, and media freedom advocate. He was Voice of America’s Polish Service chief during Poland’s struggle for democracy and VOA’s acting associate director. He also served briefly in 2020-2021 as RFE/RL president in a non-political and non-partisan role. His book “Wojtyła’s Women” was published in 2008 by O-Books, UK. E-mail him at: tedlipien@gmail.com.

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