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That last bit of largesse was classic Yeltsin. After reviewing the college's corps of cadets, the President had an aide yell the name "Panskov" across 50 yards of parade ground. Out of sight of his boss, Russian Finance Minister Vladimir Panskov rolled his eyes and shook his head. He knew what was coming. As some of Yeltsin's other aides snickered, Panskov rushed to the President's side. Thousands watched their animated conversation, after which Yeltsin proudly declared he had "found" the money for the new quarters. Panskov shuffled away, skulking--but more was in store...
After three years of intensive involvement with the Russians, I am convinced that the safer world we are building is more likely to endure if market democracy sinks deeper roots in Russian soil. We should not lose sight of the progress already made: Russians are now empowered by the ballot and by free enterprise, informed by an independent press and no longer cut off from the world by minefields and barbed wire. Over half their economy is in private hands, guided increasingly by the laws of the market and the will of the consumer. The longer this process continues...
...first practice made the Boston Red Sox look respectable. Most of the kids couldn't throw the ball more than 30 feet, let alone catch it. One poor soul put his throwing hand into the glove before the ball arrived (a painful sight), while another closed his eyes and stuck his glove out, just praying the white sphere would land in there--it didn...
...Shepard's dramas of blasted American lives, the terror never stays so politely out of sight--it's usually smacking you in the face. Buried Child, first produced in 1978, opens with a marital conversation conducted across a chasm. Dodge, a foghorn-voiced geezer (a hilarious James Gammon), sits nearly immobile on a couch, exchanging shouts with his wife (Lois Smith), who spends most of the first act offstage. One grown son (Terry Kinney) shuffles in and out with armfuls of corn; another (Leo Burmester) stomps around on a false leg and terrorizes his father by snipping his hair while...
...Lilac Fairy, danced by Emily Gresh, was a vision of regal magnificence. The majestic power she brought to her role was a marvelous sight to behold, yet she seemed slightly out of place. She appeared even more royal and dignified than the monarchs themselves...