Ben Turner et al. in Narva - 10 May, 1920
from About Myself, 1863–1930, pages 214–215:
Ultimately we crossed the frontier into No Man’s Land, and then into Russia and into a special train awaiting us. There were barbed wire entanglements still left, bridges had not been rebuilt, and all the evidences of the Koltchak attack were before our eyes. When we had got nicely settled in the train and gone a few miles, the chief of the Soviet of Narva, along with a deputation, came to give us a welcome to their … more >>
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Ben Turner, About Myself, 1863–1930 (London, 1930), p. 214–215. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1654161851666 accessed: 9 December, 2024
Listeners
Ben Turner
journalist, millworker, politician (member of parliament 1922-24 and 1929-31), trade union organiser
1863-1942
Listening to
hide composersunspecified songs | performed by a deputation from the Soviet of Narva |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 10 May, 1920 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |
Notes
Ben Turner was a member of the first official delegation of the Labour Party and Trades Union Congress to revolutionary Russia.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:24:12 +0100
Approved on Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:34:17 +0100