Bertil Svahnström
Bertil Gustav Salomon Svahnström (born August 18, 1907 in Byarum , Jönköpings län , † July 16, 1972 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish journalist , author and a personality of the Swedish and international peace movement .
Life
After graduating from school, Svahnström studied at Berlin University (1931–1933). Between 1928 and 1936 he worked for the Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå , then a correspondent for various Swedish newspapers in Germany, including Svenska Dagbladet and Stockholms-Tidningen .
Since 1959 he worked for the pacifist magazine Freden (Eng. "Peace"). In 1961 he was one of the founders of the organization Kampanjen mot atomvapen (KMA; Campaign against Nuclear Weapons) and was its first chairman. In July 1967 he was one of the organizers of the Stockholm World Conference on Vietnam. In 1970 he was a member of the International Commission to Investigate US War Crimes in Vietnam .
In 1970 he was awarded the International Lenin Peace Prize.
Works
- Hakkorsets tidevarv (period of the swastika). Stockholm 1944.
- Europa mellan east och väst (Europe between east and west). Stockholm 1948.
- Skallmänskligheten överleva? (Will humanity survive?). Stockholm 1958.
- Atomvapenfrågan i Sverige (The atomic weapon issue in Sweden). Stockholm 1962.
- Ett kärnvapenfritt Norden (Northern Europe free of nuclear weapons). Stockholm 1963.
- Det elektroniska kriget (The electronic war). Stockholm 1972.
Web links
- Article Сванстрём Бертиль in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Svahnström, Bertil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Svahnström, Bertil Gustav Salomon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish journalist, author and peace movement personality |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Byarum , Jönköpings Lan |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1972 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |