Word: russia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...opinion from Russia on the United States policy of nonrecognition, published by the Pravda...
Lunacharsky Fights Disease While Tchitcherin Sharpens His Pencils and Trotsky Makes Phrases The Mirrors of Moscow* is something more than a collection of character sketches. It is also an outline of conditions in Russia under the Soviet Government. To be sure the Bolshevik oligarchs are shown in a most favorable light and the environment in which they live savors of crude satisfaction. Each chapter holds a mirror to one attitude of Soviet Government and reflects the image of one leader. Future generations will talk of the founders of the new Russia; not merely of Lenin and Trotsky, but also...
...Kalinin, second President of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic: Represents the peasants, who reëstablished private property. "Lenin gazed at Russia through Kalinin's eyes as one gazes in a crystal.'' Tolerates religion. His old, religious mother is violently anti-Bolshevik. No one thinks of assassinating him because he is one of the "folks...
...secretary, Fotiva, tall, dark, efficient woman of forty. He appears as the generous autocrat of Moscow. Amazing aptitude for detail. Behind a cold and calculating political mask, he hides a kind and gentle disposition. Every Soviet leader has "lost his head" at least once, except Lenin. Strives to westernize Russia...
During the final debate in the Lower House of the Diet on the question of resuming trade relations with Russia many speakers referred to the speech of Secretary of State Hughes in which he said: "We want to help . . . (but) . . . Russia's hope lies in Russia's action." Mr. Hughes' speech has created a deep impression in Japan among the leaders, many of whom wish to base their Russian policy upon that of the United States. For the present Japan will not recognize Russia...