Word: orderers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gorbachev's reforms are part of the problem. He is trying to force factories to become financially profitable, so they are gussying up products in order to price them higher than the everyday models that are price-fixed by the bureaucracy. Moscow consumers were deprived for months this winter of regular soap (32 cents a bar) because enterprises wanted to produce only a luxury soap that they could price...
Between gasps, however, some caution is in order. The Soviet Union still has a one-party system. After broaching the subject of whether other parties should be permitted, Yeltsin was subjected to an official inquiry by the Central Committee, which is still under way. Gorbachev, who says that pluralism can be accommodated within the Communist Party, calls the idea of having other parties "all rubbish...
Bush is genuinely fascinated by Soviet affairs. He has frequently held private weekend seminars with experts on the subject, and he chose card- carrying Kremlinologists for the top two jobs on the National Security Council staff. One of the first documents Bush signed as President was an order to the Executive Branch to reassess relations and recommend a strategy that looks ahead to the next century. The review is supposed to be an American answer to Gorbachev's "new thinking." Yet to meet that challenge, the study may have to work its way free of attitudes and assumptions that could...
Some of these advisers also seem convinced that what forced the Soviet Union to begin mending its aggressive, repressive ways was U.S. pressure of the past 40 years, so no change in U.S. policy is in order now. This line of argument underestimates the internal origins of Soviet reform. Gorbachev is not so much saying "uncle" to Uncle Sam as he is addressing the failures of the Leninist-Stalinist system. Moreover, he is doing so in a way that is earning him worldwide credit for being flexible and forward-looking, while the U.S. is in danger of appearing sluggish...
Williams' move touched off a howl of protest. The Fraternal Order of Police filed a formal complaint. Allentown-based Alpo Petfoods Inc. offered free vittles to the retired canine crime fighters for as long as they live. Animal lover Randi Biba gathered more than 1,000 signatures on petitions urging the police department to reverse its decision. "Policemen get benefits, and these dogs are their partners," says Biba, a 37-year-old secretary. "What's the difference if they have two legs or four...