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...Malia's big advantages over the average tourist was his knowledge of Russian. Then, even though Intourist does control the hotels in all principal cities and does decide where one can or cannot go, Malia had unusual freedom in moving about the country. If he wanted to go somewhere where Intourist had no facilities, he could usually talk the officials into letting him go anyway...
...average traveler, Intourist is indispensable. Malia found it so on numerous occasions as well. As he put it, "I didn't have eight hours to wait in the railroad station to get a ticket." So he would use Intourist. Most people would find themselves quite dependent on this organization, which in many ways is unfortunate, since it is virtually impossible to obtain anything more than a vague impression of the country and people with its help. The paradox is that without it, travel in Russia would be impossible for most foreigners. Malia was lucky he saw so much
...distinct hard core of opposition to the present Soviet regime exists in Russia, Martin E. Malia, assistant professor of History, told a New Lecture Hall audience of more than 300 last night...
...Malia, who spent nearly five months in the Soviet Union late last year arranging East-West exchange of books and periodicals, spoke under the auspices of the CRIMSON, and was introduced by Michael Karpovich, Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature...
This antagonistic element Malia described as "Leninist," saying that it felt that conditions had been better under Lenin and desired a return to those conditions. Chief among its beliefs, he said, was the idea that the Communist party had been run democratically under Lenin, and that it was no longer...