Word: russias
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Enigmatic Pincus Rutenberg is an ex-Russian, an ex-soldier of the late Tsar Nicholas II, and the ex-Chief of Police of the Kerensky ex-Government of Russia. When he sought refuge in London, such statesmen as the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill praised him for having done his policeful best in Moscow to catch and hang Lenin and Trotsky. Soon a syndicate of British and Zionist capitalists sent him out to found the Palestine Electric Corp. (TIME, March 4). Today he is the Samuel Insull (see p. 52) of the Near East. Last week he dramatically intervened...
Born in Vologda Province, Russia, in 1889. Professor Sorokin has spend most of his life in Europe, until 1922, when he was exiled from his country by the Soviet government, because of literature which he had published. Educated at the Teachers College and Psycho-Neurological Institute in St. Peters burg, and also at the University of St. Petersburg, he received the degrees of Doctor of Sociology and Master of Criminal...
...Pulaski wanted to revolt against the tyranny of Russia, Prussia, and Austria, and it was through his addresses to the Polish people that idea of freedom and independence came in America...
...become King! But I am the servitor of the tribes of my country. Since the People designate me King, I accept! Let us pray." After the fervent prayer cannon boomed a 21 gun salute. First and only country to recognize Conqueror Nadir last week was his northern neighbor, Russia. Hardly had the smoke from Kabul's ancient brass saluting cannon died away than Afghans were telling each other hot news. Servants searching the hastily deserted palace of "Usurper" Habibullah had come upon a locked closet. Inside the closet were six smouldering corpses. Three were recognizable: Abdul Majif and Hayatullah...
...every country (excepting only Russia) matches are distributed by one of the 225 subsidiaries of Swedish Match Co. Of every four matches, three are made in its home or foreign factories. Big customer of Swedish Match has been Germany, where the company controls 70% of the match production. Last month it was rumored that there had arrived in Berlin the man who is behind the great Swedish Trust, Ivar Kreuger, mainspring of Kreuger & Toll Co. which holds the majority interest in Swedish Match. As usual with Kreuger visits, his object was not known, his movements veiled in mystery. Germans wondered...