Word: 1930s
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...history, the "wolfcriers" turn. In the most extreme cases, reactionaries have claimed that Russia is undergoing the Weimar syndrome. The Russian republic, according to this line of thinking, is a politically-inexperienced, fledgling democracy ripe for a takeover in much the same way as Weimar Germany in the 1930s...
...writes, for example, of living in squalor with his mother in a filthy communal apartment where he had to endure the indignities of a communal toilet ("it smelled bad"). Yet the two-story house was, at the time, one of the best in the city, constructed during the 1930s for elite Russian workers. "Zhirinovsky complains there was no hot water, but it was a rare house in Alma-Ata that had hot water then," recalls Vladimir Rerikh, a documentary-film director who was also born and raised in Alma-Ata. "His house actually had its own sewerage and toilet facilities...
...might think. Teenagers who grope (fondle) may be surprised to learn that lovers were groping in the 14th century. Blacks who believe that bad (for good) is freshly minted will find its coinage dates to 1897. In early-18th century England, a female prostitute was gay; not until the 1930s did gay begin to become associated with male homosexuality...
...question is whether killer strep is on the rise. Some experts think it's not. But even those who say the bacterium is spreading believe this is part of a recurring biological cycle, not a new phenomenon. The scarlet fever epidemics of the 1930s and '40s were caused by invasive strep A, and there were reports at the time of necrotizing fasciitis. After a deadly run through the population, the bacterium subsided; most victims had either died or developed immunity. The big difference this time is better treatment. While some strains of strep are showing resistance to some antibiotics...
...quite! Or at least many unions and union members no longer fit that stereotype. A growing number of organizers are signing up the unaffiliated -- janitors, retail clerks, packinghouse workers -- with a missionary fervor recalling the crusaders of the 1930s. Some long-peaceful unions are launching their first strikes in decades, or finding inventive methods of pressuring employers without striking...