Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Soviet proposal until it meets again, in March. Litvinov has to be content with this, and seems not unhappy amid such pleasant surroundings. He is receiving scores of congratulatory messages. One is from Mrs. Henry Villard,* Chairman of the Manhattan Women's Peace Society. Cables she: "Thrilled by Russia's forward step toward world peace, the only one possible if we would really have true peace between nations...
...Washington, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, William Edgar Borah, says: "The loitering, hesitating cheeseparing efforts at disarmament heretofore made will really get nowhere. . . . I do not think the proposal of Russia is in bad faith. I do not think Germany's manifested desire for disarma- ment is in bad faith. I have no idea that either Russia or Germany expects complete disarmament, and I have an idea that while radical proposals have been made, much less radical proposals will be acceptable. But I think both the Russian and German leaders would like to see pronounced steps toward...
After the War Alekhine left Russia where aristocratic sympathies made residence dangerous. Since then his eager face has made a shadow upon chess boards in many a country Every game he plays Alexander Alekhine remembers. He can describe without scorebook, the moves in almost any game played in any important tournament in the last 30 years. He speaks six languages. In 1929, probably, he will defend his title against Capablanca...
Professor Holcombe, who expects to make Russia his final goal on his trip in Europe, spoke briefly in his last letter to Professor Elliott of the various points that he had visited, and some of the incidents that befell him on the way. Arriving at Port Said, Professor Holcombe says that there he had made a brief survey of the government, and then proceeded on to Geneva, where he attended the meetings of the league of nations. He expects to make a report later of his observations there. From Geneva, Professor Holcombe said, that he journeyed down through the Balkans...
...Catherine II and Russia," Professor Karpovich, Sever...