Советское информационное бюро (Совинформбюро) при Государственном Комитете по культурным связям с зарубежными странами при Совете министров СССР

Советское информационное бюро (Совинформбюро) при Государственном Комитете по культурным связям с зарубежными странами при Совете министров СССР 

The Soviet Information Bureau was a Soviet news agency, operating from 1941 to 196. It was established on 24 June 1941 by a directive of Sovnarkom and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Sovinformburo directed the activity of the war correspondents, communicaion with embassies and consulates, international broadcasting companies, magazines, and newspapers. During World War II the Sovinformbureau governed All-Slavonic Committee, the Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Women, the Anti-Fascist Committee of the Soviet Youth, the Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Scientists and the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC). In 1944 a special bureau on propaganda for foreign countries was set up as part of Sovinformburo. In 1961 the Sovinformburo was transformed into Novosti Press Agency which was succeeded by RIA Novosti in 1991 and, in 2013, by International Information Agency Russia Today.  

Советское информационное бюро (Совинформбюро) при Государственном Комитете по культурным связям с зарубежными странами при Совете министров СССР