Friends of the Soviet Union ( no, Sovjet-Unionens venner) was an organization in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, promoting relations with the

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. The organization was founded in 1928. It worked closely with the

Communist Party of Norway The Communist Party of Norway ( no, Norges Kommunistiske Parti, NKP) is a communist party in Norway. The NKP was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. It was Stalinist from its establishment and, as such, supported t ...

Adam Egede-Nissen Adam Hjalmar Egede-Nissen (29 June 1868 – 4 April 1953), was a Norway, Norwegian Posten Norge, postmaster and politician, began his political career in the Liberal Party of Norway, Liberal Party and was first elected to the Storting (parliam ...

was chairman of the organization 1933-1935. From 1935 to 1940,

Nordahl Grieg Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular author and a controversial public figure. He served in World War II as a war corresponde ...

was chairman of the organization. The organization, along with the Communist Party, was banned under the

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occupation on August 16, 1940.

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{{Reflist Soviet Union friendship associations Norway friendship associations Norway–Soviet Union relations 1928 establishments in Norway Organizations established in 1928