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Soviet minister of pulp and paper’s visit to Saint-Jérôme

Black & white photograph of a group of men looking at a newspaper; one appears to be talking.

Provenance : Société d’histoire de la Rivière-du-Nord, Rolland Company Fonds

Call number : P001, S06, SS04, D26, P10

Photographer : Unknown

Date : 1972

In 1972, the Rolland Company hosted Konstantin Galanshin, the Soviet minister of pulp and paper, whom the Canadian government had officially invited. The two-hour tour was led by Lucien Rolland, with two Ottawa-based interpreters accompanying the company president and translating for the minister. During the visit, Galanshin learned about Canadian fine paper production methods.