Word: dimitris
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seem like a spontaneous reaction to a failed summit. "He had probably cleared that speech with the Politburo before he left," said one diplomat. Some observers, however, think the Soviet performance was more impulsive than premeditated. "What happened to the Soviets was contrary to their expectations," says Dimitri Simes, a Sovietologist at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "Both sides were upping the ante beyond what was realistic for the two delegations. Gorbachev intended to trap the President, but then he became involved himself in the dialogue and allowed the attraction of the grand compromise to divert him from...
...display their displeasure with what they feel is recalcitrance by the Reagan Administration on arms control and other issues. They also wanted to punish and intimidate the Western press in Moscow, which they feel has not taken their peace initiatives seriously enough. The arrest of Daniloff, says Washington Kremlinologist Dimitri Simes, was a "considered judgment and decison by an irritated Soviet leadership." Whether Gorbachev fully concurred is a much debated question. He, Foreign Policy Adviser Anatoli Dobrynin and Shevardnadze were all on vacation at the time, raising the possibility that the KGB staged the Lenin Hills charade without consulting...
...Dobrynin to keep the reins of U.S.-Soviet relations in his own hands back in Moscow. "It suggests that Dobrynin intends to remain in control of the American account," said one U.S. official, "because there would not be another indispensable Russian in Washington." Agrees Sovietologist Dimitri Simes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: "Dobrynin did not want another Dobrynin." The bigger question, of course, is what Dubinin's appointment portends for U.S.-Soviet relations. As Washington and the Kremlin dicker over when--and whether--to hold another summit meeting between Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan, it cannot...
...chair, called the Dimitri V. d'Arbeloff Class of '55 Professorship, also cost $1.5 million and also promotes entrepreneurship. Both are currently vacant and are not expected to be filled until next year...
...KICKING GAME: Punter-placekicker Rob Steinberg converted seven PATs last weekend. Had a 37.2 average a week ago. Needs one point to become tenth all-time leading scorer among Harvard kickers. Even KICKING GAME: Silvio Bonvini (3-6 field goals, 10-10 PATs) handles the placekicking. The punter is Dimitri Yavis. Both are freshmen. COACHING: Joe Restic, now in his 15th year, needs one win to become Harvard's alltime winningest coach. Known for ingenuity--read--Multiflex. Even COACHING: Bob Stull will be facing the Crimson for the first time. Now in his second year at UMass, Stull...