Word: russianize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Scheinemann, President of the Russian State Bank, arrived in Paris fully authorized to recognize all foreign debts contracted by Tzarist Governments, with the exception of War obligations...
Later on the expedition may continue southward into Eastern Turkestan and Tibet. In the same region, southwest of Urga, is the site of Karakhoto, buried capital of the Mongol emperors, discovered by the Russian scientist Kozlov (TIME, March 17), who is now on another expedition to central Asia...
...Italian plot, the hero is an ancient and defunct Roman who has fallen out of the basket which was hoisting him to Heaven after his so-jurn in Purgatory; in the other he is a Russian from Revere,--Dimitri Trestara Gudgodka...
...mystery play, the Italian plot seems superior in 'several respects: it has three more revolver shots, four more screams, and 32 more embraces. To offset this, however, the lights go out five more times in the Russian play, and there is one "peal of insane laughter" offstage. There is, besides, an excellent seance scene in which the stage hands will be kept very busy giving ghostly raps to the scenery, blowing open the doors, and snapping up the window shades...
...often thought," said Professor Spalding, "that to listen to opera with its instantaneous appeal to the music lover needs no preparation. Such is not the fact. To know the plot, the libretto, the national school by which the opera is produced, whether it be Italian, French, German, or Russian--these things make all the difference between passive enjoyment or keen active cooperation. So much emphasis is laid nowadays on intelligent appreciation. Mr. Isaacson's talk will offer a wonderful opportunity for all lovers of opera to get much more out of hearing it than would be the case without...