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...years in Zakharova, a village 29 miles outside Moscow. Like many in the Russian countryside, she has never seen a McDonald's (there are seven in Moscow), has yet to taste a Coke, watch cable television or own a telephone. She must trek miles to the nearest store for bread and milk. "There used to be order," she says. "Today there is no one to complain to in the village when something goes wrong or when we have questions. Of course I will vote for Zyuganov." Her monthly pension is 200,000 rubles (U.S.$40), and that buys almost nothing...
...Communist days, when products were cheap. As Americans, we are frustrated to hear that Russians may choose communism over democracy, since freedom is our most cherished idea. Freedom is supposed to empower people. But it is a lot easier to choose and appreciate freedom if you have bread on your table. It's true that economic reform takes time, but Russians are sick of being guinea pigs in an experiment that hasn't lived up to its promise. AVI RUBEL New York City...
...prosperity. Yeltsin has failed, and the West must pay the price for backing someone who did not share the pains and frustrations of his people. Democracy in Russia has produced only chaos and confusion. The people of Russia are willing to trade their democracy for a loaf of bread. AMMAR ZEYAD SALAH North York, Ontario Via E-mail...
Combining his interest in music and public service, Kirshner participated in the PJA's Bread and Jams project, which mixed student musical performances with meals for the homeless...
...point is, rock 'n' roll is an art form that was created by blacks. "It started out as rhythm and blues," says Little Richard, the flamboyant rock pioneer who saw such tumultuous songs of his as Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally taken to the charts in white-bread "cover" versions by the likes of Pat Boone. "There wasn't nobody playing it at the time but black people--myself, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry. White kids started paying more attention to this music, white girls were going over to this music, they needed somebody to come in there--like Elvis...