Spanish Question at 1946 as Reviewed by Pravda Newspaper

Abstract

At the beginning of 1946, the problem of the future of Spain, the fate of the francoist regime established in the country after the Сivil war of 1936—1939, acquired a wide international resonance, and the so-called Spanish question appeared on the international agenda. It became one of the most noticeable aspects of the rapidly growing confrontation between the USSR and the Western countries. Many nuances of the USSR's position on this issue, as well as the gradual evolution of this position, are reflected on the pages of Pravda quite relevant. According to the publications of the main Soviet official press body, one can trace how the Kremlin interpreted the latest world news, how it placed political accents, what ideological formulas were in use, etc. Pravda was not least aimed at bringing the opinion of the Soviet government to various interested circles abroad and even partly forming world public opinion.