Treasury Star Parade

The Russian People

English · Radio, Drama, War & Military Fiction

Treasury Star Parade was a wartime radio series created to support the U.S. Treasury’s efforts to promote the purchase of war bonds. Its broadcasts brought well-known performers to the microphone for dramatic presentations connected with the war and the people affected by it.

The program offered a changing selection of short radio plays and other performances rather than following a continuing cast of characters. This installment is titled “The Russian People,” placing its focus on a subject associated with the Allied wartime experience. The series’ dramatic format gives the material a direct, performance-centered feel.

Listeners can expect a compact piece of wartime radio, shaped by the urgency and public purpose of its era. The combination of theatrical storytelling and a Treasury-sponsored setting makes the program a distinctive example of entertainment used to encourage support for the war effort.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.