Word: propagandas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Probably the basic reason for this feeling of relative satisfaction on the part of the majority of the Russians was the economic security, not the constant barrage of propaganda. Unemployment is virtually unknown, according to Malia, although there is a considerable degree of under-employment. What little unemployment there is exists in the large cities...
...attempts by the Russian government to discredit Stalin is a sign of the change in Communist tactics from "aggression" to "intensive propaganda," he argued. "We must be ready to assume world leadership in the new type of economic struggle," Dewey stated, "or, in my opinion...
Americans, according to Dewey, must, however, "stop making the world over in their own image," if their efforts are to meet with success. The Soviet Union's proximity and its effective propaganda has affected many of the "neutrals," he said...
According to Malia, there is considerable dissatisfaction with certain elements in the Soviet system. The people were not afraid to discuss their misgivings, either, he says. They also displayed a genuine interest in the United States and often did not believe their government's propaganda concerning this country...
...explanation might be that the Iron Curtain nations suffered a well-concealed crop failure last season. Another possibility is that the Red orders were placed for a propaganda purpose. Buying token amounts of wheat from Canada at a time when the country is deeply worried about its wheat surplus would be a devious but possibly effective way to make friends. Trade & Commerce Minister C. D. Howe made it clear, however, that as far as Canada was concerned, the business was strictly business. Said Howe: "No quid pro quo has been asked for and none has been offered...