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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...foreign leaders and their ministers took their seats in the Kremlin's white-columned Hall of St. George last week, they could see the long roster of names engraved in Cyrillic script on marble tablets along the chamber's walls. The list is an honor roll of czarist military regiments, officers and soldiers who displayed extraordinary bravery in defending the motherland, or rodina, as Russians say with almost mystical fervor. The dignitaries were there to represent the nations most closely allied to the Soviet Union: its six satellites in Eastern Europe, plus three poorer relations from the Third World: Cuba...
...croissants warm. The coffee is strong and a good buy at 50 a cup, although the cappucino and espresso aren't terrific. Outdoor seating in newly bohemain Holyoke Center draws crowds--watch for the break dancers and the jazz players. Coffee Connection (The Garage): Boasting a list of international brews longer that the course catalogue, the Coffee Connection is for the serious connoisseur who knows what he she wants. If you're stymied, try the Brazilian and branch, out from there. The cheese platters and desserts are not bad: the atmosphere's less languid than some true schmoozers would wish...
...Haagen Dazs (67 JFK St.): Considered one of the best of the mass-marketed variety, Convenient for Gelaria shoppers, for some it's a slice of home. Chocolate-chocolate chip is still tops: so rich, they named it twice. Gelateria (Mt. Auburn St.): This new-wave addition to the list of summer palate-coolers may not be stealing the ice cream clientele, but it's an interesting alternative. Real Italian Gelati (richer and fruitier than ices, less rich and creamy than ice cream), and the prices are even steeper than the chic ice cream parlors
...that many of the proposed weapons systems in the Reagan military buildup are redundant. The Pentagon does not need the land-based MX missile, say the Brookings experts, when it also plans to have the submarine-based Trident D-5 aimed at Soviet targets. Also high on the hit list are the B-1B bomber, the AH-64 attack helicopter and the F-15 fighter. By Brookings estimates, the Government could carve $46 billion out of the defense budget by 1989 without threatening national security...
...Ivan IV liked to deliver his mayhem personally, much of it was meted out by the oprichniki, his 6,000-member guard of thugs who terrorized the country for seven years until the Tsar abolished the group. In a fit of contrition late in his life, Ivan made a list of more than 3,000 opponents he had executed. He sent the names, along with generous sums, to monasteries for memorial prayers to be recited...