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...cleanliness of Moscow's streets also impressed Berman,--especially the way that people come out early in the morning to wash the sidewalks in front of their buildings. "Moscow," he observes, "is much cleaner than New York...
...Frye and Berman both found the Russians interested in further educational exchanges with the United States. Berman noted, however, that the desire for exchanges of books and scholars was discernible primarily on the intermediate level, and he has no way of knowing what top-level policy would...
Both Frye and Berman feel that their trips helped to improve understanding between East and West. They emphasize, however, that there is still much to be done toward this end. Berman tells, for example, of a case he witnessed in a Moscow courtroom...
...woman was suing for reinstatement in her job. When the judges left the room to deliberate, she became quite vociferous, insisting to one and all that she would get her rights. Someone in the courtroom tried to quiet her, and pointed to Berman, implying that she should not make a scene in front of the American guest...
...this the woman looked at Berman defiantly, and proclaimed, "I can say anything I want; this isn't America."Richard N. Frye...