Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...radical" to U. S. eyes, it is quite daringly "conservative" when viewed at Moscow from the standpoint of such fiery Opposition leaders as Messrs. Gregory Zinoviev and Leon Trotzky. These gentry proclaim with sincerity and zeal the necessity of at once throwing the whole might of Soviet Russia behind the Chinese revolution. Indeed M. Zinoviev goes even further and demands that every possible effort be made to launch "The World Revolution of the World Proletariat...
...Stalin, who must battle constantly with such "pure" revolutinaries as these, is naturally in a very awkward position with respect to the world at large. Enough to say that the principal U. S. financial houses with large interests in Russia consider him far more "conservative" than he dares to be officially...
Having stated his Chinese policy and defended it with arguments that have weight, chiefly in Communist circles, M. Stalin discussed the "White Scare" which sprang up in Russia as a reaction...
Since statements of this kind seem to be of value in keeping Dictator Stalin in power, and since he is the most "conservative" leader in Russia at present, this picturing of Britain as a frightful Boojum seemed unfortunate rather than alarming...
...There are those who hold it unrighteous to buy petroleum from Russia on the theory that to do so would be to purchase goods wrongfully confiscated from Russian subjects by the present governing power. If that view should generally prevail, then Russia could export nothing, as not only petroleum but other industries in Russia were nationalized. Is it more unrighteous to buy from Russia than to sell to it? Considerable purchases are made by Russia in the United States of cotton and other products...