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...assume, second, that the Soviet threat cannot be succeeded by a Russian threat. A Russia shorn of empire and taken over by embittered nationalists could easily revert to the kind of dangerous revanchism that seized other defeated powers in this century, notably interwar Germany...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Don't Cash the Peace Dividend | 3/26/1990 | See Source »

...oust club members, what can we do with them? Rehabilitation is too tedious and painful. Also, we have no guarantee that the new and improved ex-members would not revert to their evil ways. The importance of our quest allows no room for error...

Author: By Davida F. Mcdonald, | Title: . . .Cause for Modest Proposal | 3/22/1990 | See Source »

...Randy Donaldson admits. "It will offer them two things: real cola taste plus the sweetness of Pepsi." Coke II's packaging will even carry the red, white and blue colors familiar to Pepsi fanciers. Should Coke II succeed, market observers speculate that Coca-Cola Classic would be free to revert to its original name: Coca-Cola...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARKETING: A Coke by Any Other Name . . . | 3/19/1990 | See Source »

...would Bush be maneuvering if he didn't have the cushion of an approval rating hovering around 80%? If the economy were on the skids and his popularity at 40%, would he revert to the tough-guy rhetoric that characterized his presidential campaign? Would he have resisted reading the riot act to Kohl? Would he risk alienating America's powerful Jewish lobby by playing hardball with Shamir? No doubt Bush will have tough moments somewhere along the line -- and then we will have an answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: The Vision Is in the Details | 3/19/1990 | See Source »

...begin with, while people are allowed personal possessions, there is no such thing as private property in the Soviet Union. Thus most of Lithuania's factories, buildings, highways, trains, communication systems -- pretty much everything except the kitchen sink -- belong to the Soviet state. While some property might revert to the republic, presumably Lithuania would have to compensate Moscow in some way for what it takes away with it. Lithuania might also have to pay for the relocation of those of its 3.7 million citizens who want to remain part of the union, starting with most of its 344,000 ethnic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could Lithuania Go It Alone? | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

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