Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Four years ago, Russia, which drank half the world's tea production, was forced to forego luxuries. In consequence, the tea business entered a disastrous slump. About $225,000,000 British capital is invested in the tea industry; some 400 growers in India and Ceylon are financed in London; and about two-thirds of the world's crop is sold in the Mincing Lane market in London. The British made up their minds that if Russians could not buy tea, somebody else must. They subscribed $2,000,000 for publicity and advertising, to increase tea-drinking. Just...
...hastily patched up at the end of the session because the Prime Minister had been held up by a number of Socialist gunmen of his own party. Let me emphasize the point that it has nothing to do with the rights or wrongs of the restoration of Russia. It is purely a question of whether out of our depleted till we are to lend scores of millions of pounds to Russian Communists, most of which will be handled and spent by them in their...
Since it became known that the wheat crop would not come up to moderate expectations, prices-of foodstuffs in particular-began to rise. During last week, they continued to rise; and with them rose the tempers of the industrial workers in various parts of Russia. The true reason for the attitude of the industrial workers was to be found in the Government's declared policy of exporting grain. In order to maintain the advantages which have been secured from foreign recognition during the year, the Moscow Government declared it was indispensable to the country's in terests that...
...Walsh, of Georgetown University, Director General of the Papal Relief Mission to Russia, touched off the week's second pyrotechnical display by stating that the Soviet Government had officially admitted to the execution of 1,800,000 persons between 1917 and 1922. Arthur B. Ruhl, traveler and journalist, declared the figures "quite impossible." Dr. Harry A. Garfield, host of the Institute, also deprecated, suggested Father Walsh had meant to include all those killed in riots, street skirmishes and the like. Father Walsh stuck to his story, however, and received support from Sir Bernard Pares, English editor. The Russian discussion ended...
...passion; he indulges no hobbies, tolerates in himself no eccentricities. In countenance, he is grave; in dress and manner, he resembles a cosmopolitan man of business. Only his hands and eyes admit the implication that this business has to do with Art. He was born in Tver, in Northern Russia, and received his first employment as double bass in the Moscow Imperial Opera. He rose to become a conductor and toured Europe with his orchestra. Revolt he has always accepted; even Revolution, with red flags and black drums, did not stop his music. He gave concerts in deserted places, when...