Word: autumns
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...sound track serves up a luscious, Big-Band rendition of It's Been a Long, Long Time. On the screen, black-and-white photos dissolve one into another: soldiers coming home, couples embracing, homey shots from Main Street. "In the autumn of 1945," a female narrator intones, "America was invincible. The countertops at the soda fountain were still made of marble. Sodas cost a nickel. And Coke -- well, it only meant cola...
Moscow's short, hot summer is threatening to bring an early autumn chill to Kabul. Facing economic and political collapse at home, the Kremlin is reviewing its largesse abroad. Boris Yeltsin openly opposes continuing aid to Afghan President Najibullah, and Mikhail Gorbachev, who discovered several proponents of continued support among those who plotted to overthrow him, is likely soon to pull the plug...
...Autumn...
...Autumn...
...alone. The drama of the past two weeks has done little to alter the daily routine in Pushkino. On the sidewalk in front of state stores, residents lined up to choose from the usual meager selection of canned goods and wilting vegetables, the relentless rain of an early autumn only adding to their discomfort. Outside the textile factory where he works, Ivan Shlykov, 47, waited for a bus under a shelter latticed with a hammer and sickle. "They can throw away all these symbols and drive the Communist Party underground," he said, "but what difference does it make...