''Anglia'' was a propaganda magazine which was published by the

Information Research Department The Information Research Department (IRD) was a secret Cold War propaganda department of the British Foreign Office, created to publish anti-communist propaganda, including black propaganda, provide support and information to anti-communist pol ...

, a propaganda agency of the

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in the period 1962–1992. The title of the magazine was a reference to the familiar name for Britain in the Soviet Union. Similar naming procedures were also employed for other propaganda periodicals such as '' Amerika'' and '' Jugoslavija'' both of which were distributed in the Soviet Union.

History and profile

''Anglia'' was launched by the British propaganda agency Information Research Department in 1962. The magazine was printed in the United Kingdom and distributed in the Soviet Union. It came out quarterly. The founding

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was Wright Miller who was replaced by Ned Thomas in the post in 1967. The magazine was used as a tool for visual diplomacy. It adopted a positive propaganda approach and featured articles in which the United Kingdom was shown as a wealthy, progressive and democratic country. The magazine also covered articles about the

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and

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. Children's literature by the British writers was also featured in the magazine which folded in 1992.

References

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