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''Free World'' (1941–1946) was the monthly magazine of the International Free World Association, published by Free World, Inc. in New York City.〔Housed initially near Times Square at 55 West 42nd St. across from Bryant Park, in 1943 Free World, Inc. moved around the corner to 8 West 40th St., directly opposite the main branch of the New York Public Library. The following year it moved for good to 144 Bleeker St. in Greenwich Village, two blocks from Washington Square Park. See the (first issues ) of ''Free World'' for the years 1941 (October), 1943 (January), and 1944 (July).〕 It was edited by "Louis Dolivet," an émigré writer, film producer, and alleged Soviet spy born in Romania as Ludovici Udeanu with French citizenship under the alias Ludovic Brecher.〔(See the section on Dolivet/Brecher at the end of this article).〕 ''Free World'' was militantly anti-Fascist, articulating the perspective of left-liberal Popular Front intellectuals and international political figures who supported the Allies in WWII and championed the creation of the United Nations as a successor to the failed post-WWI League of Nations. Alongside academics and journalists from the United States, Britain, Canada, and Mexico, ''Free World'' prominently featured the voices of anti-Axis Chinese nationalists as well as exiled leaders from Spain, Italy, France, elsewhere in Europe, Brazil, Chile, and elsewhere in Latin America. An anonymous "Underground Reporter" gave regular updates on the activities of the Free French and other elements of the European resistance. The magazine's editorial position was fundamentally supportive of Soviet foreign policy, usually although not always in a subtle manner.〔For instance, see: Irving Bryant's ("We Must Live With Soviet Russia," ) November 1943. He argued for a "need to recognize the simple fact that after this war Russia will occupy as dominant a position as a land power in Europe as the United States does in North America. If they choose to do so the Soviets will be able to conquer and annex other European countries as easily as we could conquer and annex Canada and Mexico. Any attempt to make this impossible would merely compel Russia to take forcible possession of other parts of Europe... Once this fundamental truth is realized it will be seen that those who believe the Soviet Union desires to live in peace with the rest of the world, and those who fear what the Russians will do with their new strength, should support exactly the same policy. Both should oppose the setting up of a cordon of anti-Soviet states across Europe. Both should avoid fostering the fascist, and therefore anti-Soviet, states in the rest of Europe."〕 In this respect ''Free World'' was related to publications like ''The Week'' (1933–1941), a newsletter used by British journalist and Comintern agent Claud Cockburn to wage a disinformation campaign against Nancy Astor's notorious pro-Nazi 'Cliveden set.' Similar to other left-liberal journals of its era, ''Free World'' combined international political analysis, book reviews, and artwork along with occasional fiction and poetry. Freda Kirchwey and others at ''The Nation'' had links to ''Free World'', as did Michael Straight and Henry Wallace of ''The New Republic.'' It featured contributions from some on the anti-Stalinist left who later became associated with cold war liberalism, and it bore a resemblance to influential journals associated with the New York intellectuals, including ''The New Leader'', ''Partisan Review'', ''Common Sense'', and ''Commentary'' (which began in 1945, followed by ''The Reporter'' (1949), ''Encounter'' (1953), and ''Dissent'' (1954)). Archived in the UNZ.org digital collection are fifty-five issues of ''Free World'' covering a sixty-three-month span from October 1941 through December 1946 (no editions appear for May 1942, January–June 1944, or August 1946; issues from July 1944 onward are shown with magazine covers featuring colorful artwork, while prior editions are displayed without a cover.〔See: (''Free World'' Gallery View ).〕 Starting with its first issue, ''Free World'' was billed as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Democracy and World Affairs." The month prior to the opening of the United Nations Conference on International Organization in April 1945, the ''Free World'' tagline was changed to "A Non-Partisan Magazine Devoted to the United Nations and Democracy." In October 1945, as the UN Charter went into effect, it became simply "A Monthly Magazine for the United Nations." Despite this title, and the extensive involvement of many editors and writers in the establishment of the new international organization, ''Free World'' was never formally connected with the United Nations. Attracting ministers and diplomats from across the nearly fifty original UN Member States, by the start of 1946 ''Free World'' published in eight different editions in four languages: American, Mexican, French, Chilean, Chinese, Greek, Puerto Rican, and Uruguayan; Russian, Swedish, Czechoslovakian, Italian, Arabic, and British editions were "in preparation" throughout the last year of publication. Following the final issue of ''Free World'' in December 1946, Dolivet launched a new magazine called ''United Nations World'', its first issue appearing in February 1947 (if not earlier). He abandoned that venture in 1950, having returned to France in 1949 and subsequently being banned from reentering the United States upon suspicion of having ties to Communism. ''United Nations World'' lasted under different editorship until 1953.〔See: Joseph Preston Baratta, (''The Politics of World Federation: United Nations, UN Reform, Atomic Control'' ) (Westport, Ct: Praeger Publishers, 2004, 240) – refer to footnotes; and ("The Press: Brave New World," ) ''Time'', November 9, 1953.〕 == International and editorial boards == Most issues of ''Free World'' included the list of an International Board, an Honorary Board, and a much smaller Editorial Board. About one hundred people total, this body stayed remarkably consistent, although its organization was improved throughout the years. Starting in 1944 the International and Honorary boards were merged into a single entity, while the Editorial Board was accompanied by a group of Editorial Writers and a new American Editor. Previously shown just as the General-Secretary of the Free World Association, Louis Dolivet was subsequently listed as the magazine's International Editor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Free World (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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