The STALIN PEACE PRIZE, ONE OF THE HIGHEST honors given by the Soviet Union, may have a shorter history than that of the Nobel peace prize, but it is to the East no less an important distinction than the Nobel prize has been to the West. With changing history, there have also been changes in the degree of importance of the candidates and winners. But there was never any doubt as to the deciding voice -- the voice of the Soviet Government and the Communist Party. | The STALIN PEACE PRIZE, ONE OF THE HIGHEST honors given by the Soviet Union, may have a shorter history than that of the Nobel peace prize, but it is to the East no less an important distinction than the Nobel prize has been to the West. With changing history, there have also been changes in the degree of importance of the candidates and winners. But there was never any doubt as to the deciding voice -- the voice of the Soviet Government and the Communist Party. |