Word: proletarianism
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...article in Literaturnaya Gazeta by Vladimir Tsvetov, a Soviet television commentator and former Tokyo correspondent. Tsvetov criticized the Soviet media's coverage of capitalist countries, which are almost always depicted as hotbeds of strikes, protests, poverty and police violence, as if those countries were on the verge of the proletarian revolutions that Karl Marx predicted 136 years ago. Privately, some Soviet officials are critical of -- and even embarrassed by -- that kind of coverage, and would like to see more discussion of the positive aspects of the capitalist world, especially advances in science and technology. Other officials are concerned that...
...French press Tapie is referred to as the "proletarian millionaire" because of his relaxed style. "He runs a horizontal management," explains Camille Letierce, director general of the company's sports division. "In France, the chief executive officer has often been a stuffy and stiff individual hidden away from real contact with his workers. But Bernard is out in front of his troops, openly announcing that he wants to make money. He's very American. He's our cowboy. He's our Ronald Reagan." Tapie has been called "Zorro" and "the miracle man," but he reacts contemptuously to such titles...
...proletarian music of his voice was also perfectly matched to the trademark settings of the Warner films of the 1930s--the working world, where it was a struggle to keep a firm footing, and the underworld that waited for those who wavered and fell. By the end of his first few months in pictures, Cagney had made a name for himself with The Public Enemy. It was the movie in which he concluded the most famous breakfast scene in cinema history by squashing a grapefruit in Actress Mae Clarke's kisser...
...June's visits with an ancient Finnish woman, picking berries, relaxing in an outdoor sauna, and sharing a mutual unspoken wisdom in a language of their own. The incongruity of these visits, far from distracting, offers moments of genuine refreshing documentary that are welcome relief from the hammering proletarian-minded conscientiousness of the jarring town scenes. Despite its oppressive air, Wildrose hints at an unconscious beauty that comes through in quiet moments when content, not complacency, is the offered solution...
...foreign influence is most visible in the very appearance of the people. During more than two decades of Maoism, the Chinese wore proletarian garb, look-alike unisex uniforms in drab colors. Now the lusterless Mao suits have given way to a variety of clothing, including trench coats and safari jackets. The result is a transformation in the look of many a city street. Here and there, sunglassed trendies wearing 3-in. platform shoes, English-slogan T shirts and zipper-pocketed jeans share the sidewalks with young women whose ruffled shirts are incongruously set off by knee-high stockings...