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Four Continent Book Corporation
Four Continent Book Corporation was a New York bookstore specializing in Russian-language materials. History The store originated as the Bookniga Corporation, at 255 Fifth Avenue, and later moved to 199 Fifth Avenue. The business was founded in 1935 to sell Soviet books in the United States. In 1939, three booksellers from the Bookniga Corporation, Raphael Rush, Norman Weinberg, and Morris Liskin, were prosecuted under the Foreign Agents Registration Act for failing to register as agents of the Soviet company Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga. They were accused of selling materials "of a political and propagandist nature, and for political and propaganda purposes" By 1941, Bookniga had changed its name to the Four Continent Book Corporation, though it retained its same staff and building.The store's first president, B. Nikolsky, was replaced by Cyril J. Lamkin, who later moved to Moscow. Allan Markoff, brother of Abraham Markoff became the store's president in 1948. The business' final pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue is a major and prominent thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It stretches north from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village to West 143rd Street in Harlem. It is one of the most expensive shopping streets in the world. Fifth Avenue carries two-way traffic from 142nd to 135th Street and carries one-way traffic southbound for the remainder of its route. The entire street used to carry two-way traffic until 1966. From 124th to 120th Street, Fifth Avenue is cut off by Marcus Garvey Park, with southbound traffic diverted around the park via Mount Morris Park West. Most of the avenue has a bus lane, though not a bike lane. Fifth Avenue is the traditional route for many celebratory parades in New York City, and is closed on several Sundays per year. Fifth Avenue was originally only a narrower thoroughfare but the section south of Central Park was widened in 1908. The midtown blocks between 34th and 59th Streets were largely a residential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Agents Registration Act
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)2 U.S.C. § 611 ''et seq.'' is a United States law that imposes public disclosure obligations on persons representing foreign interests.Foreign Agents Registration Act: An Overview Congressional Research Service. Updated March 7, 2019 It requires "foreign agents"—defined as individuals or entities engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or ("foreign principals")—to register with the |
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (MK) (meaning International Books) is a Russian company responsible for the export of Russian (formerly Soviet) books, periodicals, stamps and music to other countries of the world. During the Soviet era, MK had a monopoly over the export of music records. History Vladimir Lenin signed a decree on 14 June 1921 titled "Law on Acquiring and Distributing Foreign Literature", that established a Russian – German joint stock company called "Kniga" in Berlin. This company was dedicated to the import and export of books and other literature. In 1922 its Moscow branch office was established under the name "Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga" MK. On 11 April 1923, this company was converted into a "Joint Stock Corporation". References 1923 establishments in Russia Publishing companies of the Soviet Union {{Russia-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Markoff
Abraham Markoff (1887–1939), AKA "A. Markoff" and "Professor A. Markoff" in Marxist publications, was a Russian-born American and CPUSA member who founded and served as first director of the New York Workers School. Background Abraham Markoff was born on May 11, 1887, in the Russian Empire. He had a brother Allan Markoff. Career Marxist Markoff took part in the failed 1905 Russian Revolution and soon after immigrated to the USA. In 1923, Markoff founded the New York Workers School as well as its Charles Ruthenberg, Ruthenberg Library. Elegist Moissaye J. Olgin noted the Workers School was at the right place at the right time in 1929, when the Great Depression began and "demand for a more earnest study of Marxism-Leninism" soared. In curricula, he paid special attention to the "study of the history and problems of the Negro people." Annual attendance during Markoff's decade of direction rose from 2,000 in 1929 to 9,000 in 1939. Annual attendance rose from 46 students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
