Word: kremlins
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...York Timesman Harrison Salisbury weighed in with voluminous notes about life inside the Kremlin. Samples: "Lighters: not usually used . . . They use safety matches . . . They are very fond of potted palms." Director Delbert ("Marty") Mann put together a briefcase full of filing cards, constantly studied their cryptic information: "Stalin, 73, 5 ft. 4 in., weight 150-190. Doodles wolves, girls, castles and word Lenin...
...into a screening room in Hollywood's Television City, watched thousands of feet of newsreels. Douglas took notes when he noticed Stalin slipping a hand into his tunic or holding it behind his back; Gomez grinned and grunted along with Malenkov as he raised a glass at a Kremlin party. Gradually, as rehearsals wore on, the story took shape: the fierce old Georgian, breaking up his Politburo in an effort to divide and maintain control; the purge of Jewish doctors on a trumped-up charge of poisoning the General Staff; Stalin's assessment, shortly before his fatal stroke...
First impression is this: the Soviet Union is still a shoddy, grim, rude place. Stores and public transportation are badly crowded; the new buildings are poor in quality, as is most clothing; service is slow even in the National, overlooking the Kremlin, which is Moscow's best hotel; the faces on the street are unsmiling, preoccupied, severe...
...efforts to soften U.S. policy toward Russia. The Reds were plainly grateful for such help-especially from such a prize specimen of capitalist. At an agricultural fair, Eaton was presented with a gold medal for his "great contribution to Russian agriculture." Later he was escorted to the Kremlin for a 1½-hour talk with Khrushchev, whom Eaton found a "clean-desk...
...Speeches, No Cars. In selecting the new officers, G.M. was as tight-lipped as the Kremlin picking new Politburo members. But from the results, one aim was obvious; the new team is meant to end the one-man executive direction that began with "Engine Charlie" Wilson. After him came another powerhouse, Red Curtice. The board of directors sometimes disagreed with Curtice, particularly over marketing and the hard sell. But Curtice usually won out because the board could hardly quibble with his results. Under him, G.M. logged its most profitable years, now has its largest share ever (54%) of the auto...