Word: russianizing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Whether" by the chaste Vesta Volodia is out of the Russian spirit, though in itself a good story. In this it is robbed of the gentle sting of parody. "Silent as a cat he rose to his feet and swung his great two-handed sword over her head." This is romance, not realism. And I feel sure Vesta's compatriots wouldn't let their sense of romance run away with them after her fashion...
...Eaton will reveal facts concerning the Soviet administration which have not been allowed to appear in censored news dispatches and will also deal with the question, "Should the United States Recognize the Russian Soviet Government...
...practicability of this alliance between the "intellectual" and the "worker" has been often tested out with various, but always notable results. The French Revolution might be called an example; the Russian Revolution, another, and the success of the Labor Party in England a third. Such an alliance is not as outlandish as some are inclined to think. It is, in fact, an alliance of experts--of skilled workmen, although the laborer works with a trained hand while the "intellectual" works with a trained brain. A mutual respect prevails, based on a mutual appreciation of highly necessary qualities...
...Russian Alekhine defeated British Yates whose Ruy Lopez failed...
...Prince created a sensation when he first made his appearance in Cambridge, with tales of Russian court life, a wondrous wardrose, and an uncanny ability to win in ten cent a point bridge games. Gradually his source of supply failed, and he turned his activities to the highly remunerative task of scientifically milking Harvard Square merchants. That he was a plausible young man is evidenced by his running up a $257 bill on M. P. Toohy, a custom boot maker on Boylston Street, and one almost as large at August...