| World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace (Światowy Kongres Intelektualistów w Obronie Pokoju) | |
|---|---|
 Session of the World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace in Wrocław, 1948. | |
| Host country | Poland |
| Date | 25 August 1948– 28 August 1948 |
| Venue(s) | Wrocław University of Technology |
The World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace (Polish: Światowy Kongres Intelektualistów w Obronie Pokoju) was an international conference held on 25 to 28 August 1948 at Wrocław University of Technology. It was organized in the aftermath of the Second World War by the authorities of the Polish People's Republic and the Soviet Union, and aimed against "American imperialism."
The congress was part of Soviets and Stalin’s goal of slowing down the Western nuclear weapon program by the West, by influencing the world public opinion through framing of the communist powers as supporters of peace, and on the opposite side, portraying the West as a threat to peace.[1]
- ^ Vladimir Dobrenko (2016), Conspiracy of peace: the cold war, the international peace movement, and the Soviet peace campaign, 1946-195 (phd)