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...conflict between nationalism as a stimulus to revolutionary activity and its contradictory effect as a barrier to increased liberalization has defined a constant paradox in Russian history, Ulam said. "The picture today has something to do with a stiffening of the Soviet regime--it is appealing to the national pride of the people rather than attempting reform," he added...
...gradually the violent protests began to die down, as the sixties merged into the seventies, and the generation gap began to narrow. In the interest of self-preservation, the rock songwriters softened their blows against people over thirty as they found themselves approaching and finally crossing that once forbidden barrier...
...government. Only 15% of Iranians support the mullahs, the guerrillas believe, while 20% support the Mujahedin, with the middle ground occupied by a huge silent majority passively opposed to Khomeini but afraid to speak out. The purpose of the current campaign, says one Mujahedin leader, is to "break the barrier of terror" that keeps many Iranians from opposing Khomeini openly. The Mujahedin do not shy away from applying their 3 own brand of terror. Dozens of Iranians heeding Khomeini's call to be "informers for God" by turning in neighbors and relatives who oppose the government have been executed...
Sony does not expect the Mavica to replace the conventional camera any time soon. One barrier will certainly be its price. The camera is expected to sell for about $650, and the disc player will be another $220. A printer that can produce permanent pictures will cost as much as the player. But the discs, which can be used over and over, will cost only about...
...remarkable job of avoiding head-to-head confrontations while assaulting the record books by themselves. The origin of their mutual dislike is obscure, but its effect on the sport is not. New records for the mile were a rarity in the years after Roger Bannister broke the 4 min. barrier in 1954. American Jim Ryun's 1967 record of 3 min. 51.1 sec., for example, endured for eight years. This year Coe and Ovett have batted the record back and forth like a Ping-Pong ball. In a mere ten days, they have swapped the record three times...