Word: kopeks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Inevitably, he will be chided for Russia's errors of facts and judgment, for gall in attempting so huge a task, and glibness in its execution. In fact, though the book is sprinkled with such minor bobbles as his reference to a nonexistent 25-kopek piece, these are heavily outweighed by his sound reporting, his artful wrap-up of others' findings, and his sober conclusions. Unlike most books on Russia. Gunther's Soviet survey is fortified with perspective gained on three other professional sojourns between 1928 and 1939 for as much as five months at a time...