Word: russia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Russia is a modern state which has struggled out of the grip of medievalist in scarcely a century, has promised its cautious and hardy citizens national security, law and order, cradle to grave welfarism, and has delivered on those promises. This is a society notable for stability amidst hardship...
...Cohen was in the minority this week. The Soviets constantly harass the 30-odd American correspondents in Russia, bugging their guarded compounds and occasionally trying to set them up in compromising circumstances with a photographer nearby. The Soviets limit the number of correspondents who speak Russian, and they enforce quirky rules (no photos of bridges, ports, railway junctions, men in uniform, police stations or military installations are allowed...
Still, most commentators praised the coverage, with reservations, said Misha Tsypkin, a Ph.D candidate in the Government Department who emigrated from Russia in 1977, "The coverage is good, considering that the journalists have to deal with a very organized point of view coming from the government. There are no friendly and reliable leakers in the Soviet Union." Times correspondent Shipler quipped. "If a dissident says his apartment was trashed you can't call the KGB to get comment. I had to relearn things when I moved on to Israel, which is obviously a different situation. People say it's hard...
...Tsypkin denounced stereotypes portrayed by the American media. "That cliche about the Russians always being invaded is silly. The invasions brought Russia the greatest land empire in the world! And all the talk about the 20 million dead in World War II, how that affected the people. Stalin killed about 30 million and you don't hear much talk about that...
...interview a day after the Center's seminar, he said, "People were talking about exchange programs yesterday. I didn't want to be a wet blanket, but Americans tend to turn to the right when they visit Russia. There are so many aspects of the system that are frustrating and outrageous...