Word: russianness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Another twist in the story is that both actresses are Czechs transplanted in America. Anna was a beloved Czech film star until the Russian invasion of 1968, which took her film-director husband, her child, her freedom and ultimately her citizenship away. She washed ashore in New York, gradually losing her youth and her name recognition as an actress...
Students interested in going to Leningrad must apply at the CFIA by Monday. Applicants need not be fluent in Russian, although the CFIA will choose three to four members of the team who are fluent. Park said successful applicants would be notified before Christmas...
Area youngsters' imaginations will be transported Saturday to the Russian wilderness, where they will experience the adventure of "Peter and the Wolf," the first children's concert by the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) in four years...
Rarely seen in public since his defection in 1963, Philby appeared on Latvian television to denounce Western interference in the Baltic. Speaking English with a Russian voice-over, he charged that the West uses Latvian nationalists to sow dissension. His words carry a certain authority. Philby headed British operations against Moscow's agents from 1944 to 1947. His performance, together with police action and counterdemonstrations by Communist Party loyalists, may have had its effect. Last week's demonstrations were desultory compared with protests earlier this year...
...consumer-protection agency, stopping off in stores to complain about poor- quality merchandise, calling Moscow's famed subway unsafe and criticizing state contractors for falling behind in constructing new housing. But his blunt language and grandstanding earned him enemies. Explains Marshall Goldman, associate director of Harvard's Russian Research Center: "People came to resent him as an outlander and not part of the system...