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...serious shortcomings of Zhukov's work . . . unanimously condemned his wrong, unpartylike behavior." Marshal Ivan Konev suddenly discovered that Zhukov shared the blame with Stalin for Soviet reverses early in World War II, did not deserve much credit for the Stalingrad victory, had hindered more than helped at the conquest of Berlin. All in all, Konev concluded, "it would be absurd to affirm Zhukov's alleged exceptional part in the Great Patriotic...
...technical skills and technological prowess, in its ability to get things done-first. Now, despite all the rational explanations, there was a sudden, sharp national disappointment that Americans had been outshone by the Red moon. The disappointment would linger until the U.S. no longer stood second best in the conquest of space...
...smugness which has enveloped scientific development in this country can no longer be tolerated. In the conquest of space, we ran a losing race, and did not even lose it well. In all probability our defeat is less the fault of the runners than of their trainers and of the crowd...
Dreams into Reality. In the nation's reaction to those chilling beeps the impulse to applaud a mighty scientific achievement soon froze in the rigors of the cold war. The Red satellite was a milestone in history, a giant step toward the conquest of interplanetary space. But it was also a Communist achievement with serious implications for the West that the Communists themselves made clear. Cold-war propaganda rang in the Russian announcement: "The present generation will witness how the freed and conscious labor of the people of the new socialist society turns even the most daring...
...tung stood high on the Gate of Heavenly Peace, beamed down as half a million persons paraded before him in celebration of the eighth anniversary of the Communist conquest of China. There were the well-drilled children of the Young Pioneers, paratroopers, government workers with flowers in hand. Overhead roared Soviet-made jet bombers and Chinese-made jet fighters. Also on hand were goodwill delegations from Burma and Cambodia, Bulgaria's Premier Anton Yugov, and Hungary's Premier Janos Kadar...