Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Russian stock rules Russia. Of all the great leaders of the Bolshevik party, Lenine was the only important one of Slavonic blood...
When a CRIMSON reporter asked yesterday for his impression of the Russian situation, Mr. Sommaripa emphasized the fact that the Slavonic race, which constitutes 96 per cent of the total population of Russia, does not hold the seats of power in its own country. "This is the reason," he pointed out, "why the Terror is so cruel in Russia, ten times more cruel than it was in France. This is also the reason why, as you will find, the Christian religion is the one which is so bitterly persecuted in Russia...
This fact makes Bolshevik continuation in power doubtful. "Russia is not represented by the Bolshevik party," he said, "it is ruled by it. Six years of that rule in the length of history is too short a time to settle its permanence. The oppression of all fundamental rights is yet in Russia...
...Russia. The Russian delegate asked for a navy totaling 490,000 tons. These high figures were justified by the delegates, who said that the Soviet Government had four seats to protect. Four Powers favored the Russian claim, seven opposed, four abstaining from voting...
Came the news that War Lord Trotzky, who is convalescing at Tiflis in Georgia (extreme southwest Russia), only recently received the news of Nikolai Lenin's death (TiME, Jan. 28). Said...