The Story Of Nicolas Nabokov''s Involvement With The Cia-funded Congress For Cultural Freedom (ccf) Is A Story Of The Politics And Sociology Of Culture; How Music Was Used For Political Ends And How Intellectual Groups Formed And Functioned During The Cold War. The Seemingly Independent Ccf, Established To Counteract Apparent Soviet Successes In The Fields Of The Arts And Intellectual Life, Appointed Nabokov (a Russian Emigre And Minor Composer) As Its Secretary General In 1951. Over The Next Ten Years He Gave Music A High Profile In The Work Of The Organisation, Producing Four International Musical Festivals, The First And Most Ambitious Of Which Was 1952''s L''oeuvre Du Xxe Sicle In Paris, An Event Which Showcased The Work Of No Less Than 62 Composers.