Word: kozuilia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Invited by the National Association of Home Builders, the Russians arrived in Washington for a 30-day tour of 13 cities to study U.S. methods. Their chief: hearty but acid I. K. Kozuilia, boss of all urban construction in the U.S.S.R. Their manner: inquisitive skepticism, caused partly by apparent unwillingness to be as folksy as the Russian farm group, partly by what they...
Work Harder. After watching portly A. V. Vlasov, head of the Soviet Academy of Architecture, struggle good-naturedly with a tippety butterfly chair, the delegates were shown by pretty, pink-clad hostesses around a futuristic pink kitchen. The Russians were unimpressed. Noting a built-in radio, Kozuilia ventured to suggest that housewives might be distracted and let the lunch burn. When he saw a built-in cosmetics drawer near the sink, he cracked: "And do you also sleep in the kitchen?" Again a builder explained: "You'd be surprised how this helps sell houses." Said Kozuilia...
...Eyes Are Better. As N.A.H.B.'s President Earl Smith proudly showed the Russians his plush new Washington headquarters, Kozuilia gave more evidence of his skill at oneupmanship. Learning that Smith sometimes spends twelve hours a day in the modernistic office, the Russian said: "The Soviets believe that when you sit in your office it is less profitable than when you spend time outside on the building projects." Replied Smith: "Oh, but I keep in touch by using the telephone. I'm on the phone a great deal." Sternly, Kozuilia ployed: "The phone is all right, but the eyes...
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