Word: kremlins
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...assured of its pot of gold, President Truman asked congressional leaders for money to Tito to offset a famine which might, said the President, topple Tito from power. President Truman did not deny that Tito was a Communist; he simply did not mention it. "Tito's defection from Kremlin control represents the first setback for Soviet imperialism and as such is an important political symbol," explained Mr. Truman. "Tito controls the largest fighting force in Europe except the Soviet Union and . . . these forces constitute an important element in the defense of Western Europe against Soviet aggression." The President wanted...
...group, the Russian advantage is almost as great. But in the 24-55 age bracket, World War II losses have cut Russia down to equality with the U.S. Some observers believe that this temporary Russian disadvantage is a powerful factor in persuading the Kremlin to postpone war for five or ten years. Others doubt the conclusion since, in any case, the U.S.S.R. will have as much manpower as it can feed and supply...
...Kremlin Said No. This raised the question of his successor as secretary general of the 700,000-member party. The rat-race for power began as soon as the underlings realized the extent of the chief's illness. The faction urging a tough Communist line pushed their senior member, Andre Marty. But though Marty is a reliable fanatic, he is an inflexible fool save in his specialty: barricade-building and street fighting. Auguste Lecoeur, one of the party's four secretaries, emerged as the compromise choice. Though a graceless militant, he was Thorez' protege and, like Thorez...
Last week it was spoken. The Kremlin definitely turned down Lecoeur: i) he had no training in Moscow, 2) the times required a wily, subtle, flexible approach rather than militancy alone...
...Cavalryman Budenny had been a hero of the civil war of 1918-21, but not much had been seen or heard of him since 1941 when the Nazis plowed through the armies under his command. Why had the Kremlin rulers decided to remove Budenny and his massive mustaches from naphthalene powder (Russian equivalent of mothballs)? Best guess: Budenny symbolized patriotism as distinguished from Communism, and the Kremlin was again whipping up the love of the fatherland which had so heroically stirred Russia in 1941-45. To the troops in Red Square Budenny roared...