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...more and more of it -- especially since his prospects of being re- elected in 1996 currently seem as shaky as Clinton's. In one recent poll, Russians were asked whether they would rather live in the "state system" headed by Yeltsin or in the one ruled by the late Leonid Brezhnev, whose leadership of the Soviet Union was long derided as the "period of stagnation." Brezhnev...
...certain perverse sense, I hope this may lead to more community spirit in the House," said Leonid Fridman '85, who is a resident math tutor...
...millions of dollars of aid to the former Soviet republic. The agreements followed Ukraine's decision last week to give up its nuclear arsenal and relinquish its position as the world's third-largest nuclear power. Today, President Clinton promised $200 million in new U.S. aid to President Leonid Kuchma over the next two years on top of $700 million already approved by Congress to help dismantle nuclear missiles. He also pledged to support Ukraine's independence -- particularly important for a country existing in uneasy proximity to Russia, which ruled Ukraine for more than 300 years.Post your opinion on theInternationalbulletin...
Despite this dynamic assemblage, the season's opening last Thursday with "Giselle" was less than inspiring. Associate Director Anna-Marie Holmes staged her version of Giselle as a reproduction of Leonid Lavrovsky's 1944 milestone adaption, which is still performed and taught at the Kirov Ballet. However, this production lacked the kind of festive, group energy necessary to do justice to this time-honored tradition...
...Leonid Kuchma, former director of the world's largest missile factory, defeated incumbent Leonid Kravchuk in Ukraine's presidential election. An advocate of economic integration with Russia, Kuchma said he would honor the pledge made by his predecessor to give up Ukraine's nuclear arsenal, the world's third largest...