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Bill Cole (1922-2006), was an American television journalist and producer, known for his work in assisting Soviet Russian dissidents.[1]

Career

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In 1968 Bill Cole moved with his family to Moscow to work as a foreign correspondent for CBS News.[2] During his time there, he conducted secret interviews with Vladimir Bukovsky, Andrei Amalrik, and Pyotr Yakir, which were then smuggled out of the country and aired in 1970 in a CBS News special report, "Voices from the Soviet Underground."[3][2][4]

In 1970, Cole was asked to leave the Soviet Union with no reason given.[5][1]

In 1973, Cole was featured in the Soviet propaganda film denouncing Western journalists titled "Pautina."[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Times, James F. Clarity Special to The New York (1970-06-30). "Soviet Advises Correspondent For C.B.S. to Leave Country". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Rose-Marie Debecker Remembers Bill Cole". SovietHistoryLessons. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ^ "News in Brief, August 1970 (15.10)". A Chronicle of Current Events. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ VLADIMIR BUKOVSKY 1970 CLANDESTINE INTERVIEW ON PSYCHIATRIC PRISONS, retrieved 2022-03-17
  5. ^ "Moscow / Reporter Expelled | Vanderbilt Television News Archive". tvnews.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. ^ Пропагандистский фильм "Паутина" (1973), retrieved 2022-03-17
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