Word: faberg
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nikita Khrushchev denounced them as "foul-smelling armchairs with wheels," but the comrade who owns a car today treasures it as much as a Russian nobleman once valued his Fabergé eggs. The U.S.S.R. has only about 5 million cars, compared with 104 million in the U.S. The list of models available to the average Soviet citizen is small and the price high, ranging from the tiny two-door Zaporozhets ($6,000) to the large Volga sedan...
Speidel, a division of Textron Inc., has an elaborate array of moisturizers, conditioners and scents. Fabergé Inc. has its Brut line of men's toiletries. Even conservative Chesebrough-Ponds, virtually the Sears, Roebuck of the cold cream world, is emphasizing rugged outdoor men in its commercials for hand lotions. The Coty company, which for years has offered Musk For Men cologne, is preparing to launch another entry into the sweet-smelling sweepstakes, Mark...