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Foreign News
April 17, 1934
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Pravda lauds the heroic rescue by Soviet airmen of Chelyuskin expedition members stranded on Arctic ice floes, portraying it as a demonstration of Soviet strength, unity, and preparedness, watched sympathetically by global workers.
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Heroic Rescue
"Pravda" Says Deed Is
Example of Power of
Soviet Union
The handful of Soviet people upon the ice floes. This great fighting firmness of our Lenin staff re-echoed with equally great firmness in the detachment at Schmidt camp. It was as though the leader of our Party and the head of the minute army of Chelyuskiners were eyeing each other across a distance of a thousand miles."
Referring to the fighting preparedness of all the workers of the Soviet Union to go to the rescue of people on remote ice floes, "Pravda" writes further:
The Soviet airmen flew without being deterred by the risks, with the art of a high degree of efficiency. They felt the responsibility of the task entrusted to them by the government. All of the airmen demonstrated the wonders of their heroism, demonstrated what a nation of 170,000,000 people are capable of doing when the question of the defense of the country arises.
Millions of people throughout the world watched this struggle, catching their breath. The overwhelming majority of workers throughout the world watched with great attention and deep sympathy. The Chelyuskiners were dear to them because they were not merely sufferers, but fighters for the beloved Soviet Union.
"Pravda" Says Deed Is
Example of Power of
Soviet Union
The handful of Soviet people upon the ice floes. This great fighting firmness of our Lenin staff re-echoed with equally great firmness in the detachment at Schmidt camp. It was as though the leader of our Party and the head of the minute army of Chelyuskiners were eyeing each other across a distance of a thousand miles."
Referring to the fighting preparedness of all the workers of the Soviet Union to go to the rescue of people on remote ice floes, "Pravda" writes further:
The Soviet airmen flew without being deterred by the risks, with the art of a high degree of efficiency. They felt the responsibility of the task entrusted to them by the government. All of the airmen demonstrated the wonders of their heroism, demonstrated what a nation of 170,000,000 people are capable of doing when the question of the defense of the country arises.
Millions of people throughout the world watched this struggle, catching their breath. The overwhelming majority of workers throughout the world watched with great attention and deep sympathy. The Chelyuskiners were dear to them because they were not merely sufferers, but fighters for the beloved Soviet Union.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Chelyuskin Rescue
Soviet Airmen
Ice Floes
Heroism
Pravda
Arctic Expedition
What entities or persons were involved?
Chelyuskiners
Where did it happen?
Soviet Arctic
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Soviet Arctic
Key Persons
Chelyuskiners
Outcome
successful rescue demonstrating soviet heroism and national capability
Event Details
Soviet airmen heroically rescued Chelyuskiners stranded on remote ice floes, showing firmness and preparedness echoed from Lenin staff to Schmidt camp detachment, with global workers watching sympathetically as fighters for the Soviet Union.