Friends of Soviet Russia (Irish Section). The U.S.S.R. through Irish eyes. Dublin: Issued by the Friends of Soviet Russia (Irish Section), 1930. O’Hegarty C4267

Friends of Soviet Russia (Irish Section). The U.S.S.R. through Irish eyes. Dublin: Issued by the Friends of Soviet Russia (Irish Section), 1930. O’Hegarty C4267

When Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling. This little pamphlet contains the impressions of an Irish delegation of their six-week tour at invitation of the All-Russian Trade Union Council to investigate conditions in the Soviet Union. A number of days were spent in Leningrad at both beginning and end of the trip. It is reported that on the boat trip back to that city they sat in the "Lenin Corner" of the recreation room, along with a bust of Lenin and a piano. "They ... put us ashore early one morning at Leningrad, to, I believe, the regret of the entire delegation." The writer remarks further, that, "It [Leningrad] lacks the life and colour of Moscow, but architecturally it is a much finer city."

O'Hegarty C4267