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...area, Stengach pours out his complaints. Says he: "We thought we would give him land to grow whatever he wanted. We wanted him to bring his own grain, tractors, herbicides and combines, so he could show us what can be done. As it turns out, he's a bezdelnik" -- the Russian word for loafer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ukraine Planting Some New Ideas | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

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