Word: proletarian
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There are the Prince's favorite pointers, Dobrynia and Svietlana, gentle aristocrats to the tips of their fine tails. In a nearby Moscow woodyard lives Siedoi, a shaggy grey proletarian with a kind heart and a world of curiosity. His bitch, Sudorga, has the heart of a trollop. It is neither sad nor surprising when Siedoi, already a widely traveled dog, leaves her and roams away. Vaguely he is yearning for the beautiful Svietlana, whom he used to see through the gates of the Prince's mansion and whom he once ... a dizzying memory...
...Yudenich. In 1925 Klimentiy Voroshilov stood 13th on the ranking list of Soviet commanders. Surely he is grateful to Stalin for lifting him over twelve disgruntled heads to the supreme command. His antecedents are impeccable. Born the son of a very poor Ukrainian peasant in 1881, he became a proletarian factory worker in early youth, has been since 1904 a consistent revolutionist, always modest, fearless and devotedly obedient to his party superiors...
Sirs: In your vivid summary of H. R. Knickerbocker's remarks on the U. S. S. R., you refer to the relaxations enjoyed by tired Proletarian Dictators on the tropical beaches of the Crimea as "nude mixed bathing" (TIME, Dec. 22) This is perhaps partially true. But it would be a mistake to lead the sensitive readers of TIME into believing that a Soviet bathing beach is sort of glorified American bathing beach (with couples all jumbled up together) minus those essential superficialities, such as bathing suits, on which our great civilization is founded. The most popular bathing beaches...
...proletarian state does not desire revenge upon beaten and disarmed enemies, mere tools of French imperialism who have rendered important service by disclosing completely all the ramifications of this vast conspiracy...
Result: Private traders still seem to be able to get fresh vegetables and meats somehow, and breakdown of the Co-operative food distribution system has forced more and more proletarians to "buy private." Naturally the private traders have raised their prices, "thieves and robbers that they are," as any proletarian will tell...