Word: handly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only empty shelves is to miss the remarkable nature of the Soviet reforms. Gorbachev believes that the three prongs of his program are inextricably linked. Demokratizatsiya goes hand in glove with perestroika, he argues, because individual initiative is impossible in a society where decision-making is alienated from the people. And for either prong to work, there must be open discussion of ideas and criticism of the system's flaws. "It is only by combining economic reform with political changes, demokratizatsiya and glasnost that we can fulfill the tasks we have set for ourselves," Gorbachev told a party plenum...
There was no mistaking the mustachioed figure with pipe in hand. Illuminated by a brilliant spotlight, Joseph Stalin had come to life onstage in a local theater production of Anatoli Rybakov's groundbreaking novel about Stalinist- era repression, Children of the Arbat. When Stalin stepped forward to deliver his monologue, a chilling silence enveloped the auditorium of the Lunacharsky Dramatic Theater. "It takes great cruelty to tap the great energy of a backward people," declaimed the provincial tyrant. "A dictator is great who can inspire love for himself through terror...
...there, the scene was filled with media representatives, almost to the exclusion of protesters. One reporter received the demonstrator's mimeographed "statement of purpose" from at least four different students before politely declining a fifth copy. Domenic Bozzotto, head of the dining hall workers' union, Local 26, was on hand to give counsel to the Divinity School students about handling the press--the protesters were seen listening intently to his advice...
...despite the good feelings between the two groups, their relationship has yet to be tested. Although representatives deny that there is the possibility for conflict, the council remains the only one of the two organizations which is recognized by the University. Therefore, it would still hold the upper hand in any potential conflicts...
...other hand, Harvard operates out of the old University squash courts. These courts have white walls, which make the rooms illegal for USTTA (United States Table Tennis Association) tournament play, and the team doesn't have access to a larger gymnasium...