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Word: onshoreâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1968-1968
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...write Das Kapital; a first-term seaman earns $5 a month, a lieutenant earns 100 times more, and a rear admiral 400 times that much. There is an additional discrimination that probably is due to the Soviet Union's problem with alcoholism. While officers may tipple in moderation onshore???and those of the Black Sea Fleet may even enjoy white wine at meals?Soviet sailors are forbidden at all times to drink on either land or sea. From all indications, the order is surprisingly well obeyed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Power Play on the Oceans | 2/23/1968 | See Source »

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