Word: moscou
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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From these speculations to the fear of civil war was only a step. Would this fear abate, now that the Indo-China crisis was past? Perhaps the only ones who knew were an old Black Sea mutineer and a man called "L'oeil de Moscou...
When an M.R.P. deputy rose to speak, the Communists shouted "A Rome! A Rome! (Back to Rome!)" When a Communist deputy rose to speak, the M.R.P. shouted "A Moscou! A Moscou! (Back to Moscow!)" Thus France's Assembly discussed the new draft constitution for the Fourth Republic...
Greasy, thick-lipped Pierre Laval went home and sought solace in music. He turned on his radio and heard in idiomatic French: "Frenchmen! Take up arms against the invaders and light the fuse of revolt. Ici Moscou. Ici Moscou." He spun the dial nervously and heard London's Fighting French station saying: "Frenchmen, Wait!" He felt better, but not much...