Word: dmitri
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dismissed from the Politburo almost two years ago and has not been heard of since. The sin of Whiz Kid Shelepin was that he tried to build a political base from which to promote his own post-Brezhnev candidacy for the top post. Another highly regarded younger man. Dmitri Polyansky, 59, had the misfortune of presiding as Minister of Agriculture during last year's disastrously poor grain harvest. Brezhnev blamed the harvest on bad weather but sent Polyansky packing as Ambassador to Japan anyway...
...from good friends like you." His interests range far beyond politics. He is well read; his favorite authors include James Agee, William Faulkner and Dylan Thomas, though most recently Carter has concentrated on politics, philosophy, history, foreign affairs, taxation policy and the like. His tastes in music range from Dmitri Shostakovich to Dylan. While politicking, his energy and concentration are legendary. Campaigning recently in Mississippi, he shook the hand of a department-store mannequin. He recovered gracefully by quipping to an aide: "Better give her a brochure...
...this is surely the last Party congress over which he will preside as General Secretary. Several others in the gerontocratic Politburo (average age: 66) will also not survive for another performance in the Palace of Congresses. Among the first to retire will probably be Arvid Pelshe, 77. Agriculture Minister Dmitri Polyansky, only 58, may be on the way out if a scapegoat is needed for farm failures...
...current fascination with ethnics continues, we may be in for sitcoms about Estonians ("At Home with Dmitri") or Samoans ("The Boa-Boas"). Until Rhoda moves in with Chico next door to the Montefuscos and nobody mentions it, we'll know that the pot hasn't melted...
...Died. Dmitri Shostakovich, 69, preeminent Soviet composer; of heart disease; in Moscow (see Music...