Word: russian
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...helped by the family connection, his ability is not disputed; as editor of Komsomolskaya Pravda (party youth organ) from 1957 to 1959, he cut down on party propaganda, racked up a notable circulation increase. Author Mikhail Sholokhov, 54, is a devout Bolshevik who fought the White Guards in the Russian civil war, the craftsman who penned And Quiet Flows the Don and Virgin Soil Upturned...
...Laos last week swiftly brought the great powers of the world together at the United Nations. At stake: What sort of response to make to Laos' appeal for help in fighting off the Communists of North Viet Nam? Ever since the Korean war, a succession of Russian nyets has prevented the Security Council from acting in the quick, decisive manner envisioned for it in the U.N. Charter. Last week once again the Soviet Union, playing for time that would enable Red invasion force to overthrow the government of Laos, was ready to veto any proposed U.N. action. But this...
...performance by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Earlier in the day, Conductor Leonard Bernstein had led the players in passages from Aaron Copland's suite, Billy the Kid, and Dmitry Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, finding in the two compositions an off-the-cuff evidence that Russian and U.S. cultures share a similar sense of humor and a "touching naivete" and frankness, "although our political differences do not always allow it." In a dramatic last concert ending their 20-day Russian tour...
...Toward. The Russians called their shot carefully. They did not give its exact moment of launching and delayed first announcement long enough to permit a fairly accurate forecast of the rocket's trajectory. As a hedge they used the Russian preposition k (pronounced "kuh"), which means both to and toward. Thus they might have been shooting either at or toward the moon. The final payload, they said, was a sphere weighing 859.8 lbs. and carefully sterilized to avoid contaminating the moon. It was slightly heavier than the payload of Lunik I that missed the moon...
...Copenhagen meeting of the International Astronautical Federation, a Russian observer named Leonid Sedov announced that Russia would send up satellites during the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. Hardly anyone paid attention, but Sputnik I went into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957. Leonid Sedov seemed to have the word...