Word: kiev
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were making a modest improvement in the relationship during the spring and summer. Bilateral talks were held on an agreement on exchanges, and the opening of consulates in New York and Kiev. Then came the shooting down of the Korean plane, and we found ourselves objecting not only to the outrageous action itself but to the way Soviet leaders tried to blame us for what was clearly a major mistake on their part. They decided to exploit the tragedy to build up an atmosphere of tension that they could then use to influence the debate on an entirely different issue...
...spicy food of Georgia is a prized addition to the blander Russian cuisine, notably tabaka (pressed and grilled chicken), as well as the more familiar shashlyk from the Caucasus. Among other dishes well known to the West, beef Stroganoff and Russian salad were actually created by French chefs; chicken Kiev, however, was invented in that city long before Moscow became the Soviet capital; Goldstein provides practical recipes for all three...
...Slavic Studies major Kenney is planning to move far away from the campus for his next venture. Following that judge's advice, Kenney plans to spend next semester studying at the University of Moscow and writing his next work a comedy about the decision of 10th Century rulers of Kiev as to which religion to adopt. "I picture a bunch of religious salesman sitting around in a waiting room," a scene which he denies is Hasty Pudding material...
...Colonel Jonathan Alford, deputy director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies: "French and British nuclear weapons are essentially weapons of last resort, designed to make it clear to the Soviets that they cannot risk an attack on London or Paris without suffering the destruction of, say, Moscow and Kiev." But if France or Britain ever fired their nukes first, they would leave themselves open to annihilation...
Fabergé, whose Huguenot family fled France in 1685, eventually presided over branches in Moscow, Odessa, Kiev and London. He was principally supported by the Romanovs, notably the Dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna and her son Tsar Nicholas II. The Danish-born Empress introduced the jeweler to her sister Alexandra and Alexandra's husband King Edward VII of England, both of whom became steadfast patrons of Fabergé. Most of the Fabergéana at A la Vieille Russie were made for the Russian royal family. Among them are nine imperial Easter eggs, the works with which Faberg...