The article deals with the activity of the Trade Union of Artists in the area
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the Trade Union was carried out according to Soviet principles and was
to disseminate new cultural and ideological values among the citizens of
the USSR living in Northern Manchuria. The work was conducted mainly
through theatre studios and workers' clubs in close cooperation with
the cultural departments of other Soviet trade unions of the CER zone.
The activity of the Union attracted attention of Chinese law enforcement
agencies and led to tighter control over its performance. When the Soviet
Union pulled out of the region, this led to termination of all activities of
the Trade Union of Artists there.
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