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George Hanna (died c. 1962) was the British Communist, who worked in Russia as a translator for the Foreign Languages Publishing House and also Radio Moscow. He was imprisoned by the Stalinist regime, during the 1940s, and after about 10 years in prison was released in 1957. He celebrated his release with a party at the Hotel Astoria in Gorky Street, Moscow. Sam Russell, Moscow correspondent of the Daily Worker attended the party. He also wrote: