Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Since the War Great Britain, in an effort to rehabilitate her foreign trade, has made eight trade agreements with the following countries: Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Rumania, Esthonia, Afghanistan, Russia, Czecho-Slovakia...
Premier Baldwin at the Conservative Club in Glasgow said that, though it was looking far into the future, "in Russia we have one of the largest potential markets in the world. I believe that in the long run it will be to Russia we shall have to look, with one or two other parts of the world, to provide that increased
Colonel Haskell, head of the American Relief Administration, arrived in Berlin from Russia. Said he: " The Soviet Government is in for good. Moscow is now much like any other town. You can go to the restaurant, eat good food at reasonable prices, see a good cabaret show and drive home in a taxicab. There are 99-year leases of property; you can will a portion of your estate to your heirs on dying; there are first, second and third classes on railroads, and you have to pay fares on street cars. You can also lease your house or flat...
...optimists to the contrary, Russia is not going to turn capitalistic overnight. The Communist rule has come to stay. Superficial capitalism is permitted. When it threatens to become powerful the Communists tax it out of existence. Then they relent and the stores open again...
...Personally I have never experienced such profound relief as when my train crossed the little bridge that separates Russia from Latvia. Even the conductor, who goes in and out every week, uncorked a hidden bottle of vodka...