And that unknown translator has done a great service.
I think, though, an important piece left out of the professor’s work is the fact that the USSR had such an effective PR campaign and numerous State Department infiltrators even before WWII.
Indeed. I wrote to him, but haven't heard back.
I think more often than not it wasn't such a skill at PR that influenced opinions in the West, but that people at all levels just wanted to believe the Soviets. A misunderstanding of the proper role of monarchy played a part as well.