Word: bolshevik
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week's despatches told a simple story and, like many such, its signifi- cance was great. The story was that Bolshevik Russia had reformed its internal trade policy, permitted private capitalists to operate, begun what was known as the " 'Newest' Economic Policy...
Last week, came acknowledgment of blunder, speedy reforms, promises of more, assurances that the change of the Government's policy was "meant seriously and for a long period." Under the Newest Economic Policy, private capitalists will enjoy the same privilege as Government monopolies, trusts and cooperatives. Bolshevik banks will extend credit, taxes will be lowered, private property restored. Practically all administrative and economic pressure on internal trade was removed...
...These are the countries which have recognized the Bolshevik Government given in order of recognition: Esthonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Poland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Austria, Greece, Sweden, China, Denmark, Mexico, Hungary, France, Japan...
Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik ex-War Lord, man of many parts, may know what part he plays at present. But, last week, he led the press of the world a merry dance, guessing which it was. The following are brief synopses of the week's successive reports concerning...
...Commissar Rykov, chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, of- fered Trotzky a high place in the Bolshevik Government...