TO MOSCOW ON BUSINESS
VIsITs to Russia are not as uncommon ‘" as théy used to be, but there is still a fascination in hearing from those who have been there "on their own steam" and have been allowed to wander where they liked. Gerald Hitchcox, who now lives in Wellington, is one of these. About eighteen months ago, with his American-born wife he spent several weeks in Moscow trying to sell scientific instruments for a small London firm, of which he was part-owner-the first visit by a non-sponsored married couple from the West since the war. Mr Hitchcox has described his visit in two talks for the NZBS, which will be heard from YA and YZ stations on Thursday, August 15, at 9.15 p.m., and at the same time the following Thursday. Starting with his early difficulties in getting a visa, he goes on to talk of the sea voyage to Leningrad in a Russian ship, the 500-mile train trip to Moscow, the hotels, the newspapers and many other aspects of Moscow life. "The Russians," he says, "have a will to work and a shining pride in their country which we had to admire."
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 939, 9 August 1957, Page 19
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194TO MOSCOW ON BUSINESS New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 939, 9 August 1957, Page 19
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