▁British ▁and ▁the ▁French . ▁▁ ▁The ▁arrangement ▁last ed ▁till ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Stein met z ▁took ▁a ▁li br ari ans hip ▁with ▁the ▁city ' s ▁libraries ▁service ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁she ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Brig itten au ▁(" 2 0 . ▁Stadt bez irk ") ▁library ▁branch ▁in ▁the ▁Le yst ra ße , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁Vienna ' s ▁Soviet ▁occupation ▁zone . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁a ▁one ▁day ▁absence ▁from ▁work ▁was ▁interpreted ▁as ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁strike ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁at ▁least ▁half - heart ed ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁military ▁occupation ▁authorities . ▁▁ ▁T ensions ▁were ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁level . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Block ade ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁who ▁thought ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁were ▁p aving ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁take - over . ▁▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁political ▁context ▁when ▁Sel ma ▁Stein met z ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁Vienna ▁libraries ▁service ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁twelve ▁years ▁she ▁supported ▁herself ▁with ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁jobs ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Res istance ▁Archive ▁(" D ok ument ations archiv ▁des ▁österreich ischen ▁W ider stand