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...Troubles" that lasted well into the next century. After the death of Ivan the Terrible's only heir, the boyar nobles chose Boris Godunov to be the next Tsar. But Boris' hesitation and uncertainty soon gave rise to the rumor that he had killed Ivan's younger brother, Dmitri, to insure his own succession. After seven years a pretender appeared, calling himself Dmitri. Aided by the continued unrest of the boyars and peasants and by a Polish army, this false Dmitri managed to defeat Boris Godunov and seize the throne before he too was killed and succeeded by another false...
...exciting, noisy spectacle. In the movie there is no doubt about Boris Godunov's guilt in the murder of Prince Dmitri: "Holy Russia groans under the guilty rule of an accursed regicide." Boris is the first to voice his own guilt. He makes his shame explicit in introspections which he carries on at the top of his lungs. Most of the other actors are no more pretentious about the "dramatic" roles...
...capital to finish the mighty three-mile dam. But the offer was left dangling. Nasser, who had mortgaged $200 million worth of cotton not yet planted as barter for Czechoslovakian weapons, occupied himself by recognizing Red China and by planning a trip to Moscow. And when Soviet Minister Dmitri Shepilov visited Cairo last month, Nasser's spokesman whispered that Russia had renewed its offer to finance the dam with a 20-year loan...
...lead was short lived. With eight minutes to go, M.I.T. star Dmitri Vergun, a disappointment for most of the evening, sunk a hook which knotted the score at 47-47. From then on it was close all the way. A Tech basket with 58 seconds remaining sent the large cowds wild, but Hastings' lay-up 13 seconds later proved the clincher. Both teams missed chances to score in the final seconds...
M.I.T. will be led by Dmitri Vergun, one of the Boston area's outstanding players. Vergun is currently averaging close to 30 points. With Vergun leading the way, the Technicians have won four straight games after a slow start. The varsity's record is currently four and four after a slow start...