Word: nationalisms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What Stepashin does, and does very well, is protect Yeltsin. And his appointment more than anything is a sign that Yeltsin has now morphed from a man who wanted to change Russia into a man who simply wants to hold on to power. As his nation starves, Yeltsin reached not for an economist or a diplomat who might be able to help Russians figure a way forward. Instead he called on a security man. After its humiliation over the impeachment, the Duma may decide to save face by rejecting Stepashin. But it may be hard for them to summon...
Though unaffiliated with any religious denomination, Talent House calls itself a Christian school, where the day opens with the Lord's Prayer, and grace is spoken before each meal--character-building tools unavailable, of course, to the nation's public schools. But we live now in the bloody backwash of Littleton, Jonesboro and several other schoolhouse horror stories, not to mention the more quotidian indicators of failing character, from widespread cheating to gang activity. Across the country, schools both public and private are turning to programs of character education in hopes of inoculating kids with the values of civility...
...history of the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary), and an updated version of Les Liaisons Dangereuses is at the cineplex. In certain respects the country around us seems to be dumbing up, presenting us on a daily basis with texts and thoughts that give no indication of a nation suffering from attention deficit disorder...
...fundamental issue in Kosovo is the rule of law--whether one group of people can rob, murder and displace another with impunity [WORLD, May 3]. Russia is another Slav nation, far more powerful, also chafing from its loss of empire. What lessons will it learn if nato fails to restore the Kosovar Albanians to their rightful homes? I am ashamed of Congress for its vote denying support. A victory is absolutely vital. GERALD K. MELIS Wardsboro...
PULLED PILL It's going to get harder to find the morning-after pill Preven at your local pharmacy now that Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, has decided to stop selling it. Not to be confused with RU-486, which is not yet approved in the U.S., Preven is taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sex to prevent ovulation or implantation of a fertilized...