Word: slava
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...skillful services of thousands of soldiers, sailors and Marines. While gratified by their new mission, they and their Soviet counterparts retained some of their fighting spirit. Soviet sailors interviewed by the Malta press implied that the older Belknap was a bit of a clunker compared with their cruiser Slava. An American gob, eyeing the Slava's conical superstructure, sniffed, "It makes a good target." But that was about as hostile an environment as could be found until the weather struck, an adversity that may actually have encouraged deeper thought...
...foreign leaders in his career. After the Soviets opted for Malta, Bush told aides, "I want a Camp David atmosphere on that ship." To work his magic free of prying eyes and ears, he has ordered reporters to stay far from the U.S. cruiser Belknap and the Soviet cruiser Slava. "He wants to be able to get up from the table and go for a walk with Gorbachev around the ship if he wants to," said a senior official...
...Maltese patrol boats circled, and scuba divers checked the waters as Bush landed by helicopter on the American guided-missile cruiser USS Belknap, his command post and the Sunday meeting site for the summit. The summit will open this morning on the Soviet guided missile cruiser Slava...
Tonight, though, it is 33-year-old Slava who is in trouble. "I have to tell you something this evening that I am not proud of," he says hesitantly. "I drank today. And my wife left me. Please don't abandon me. You know what I am going through. Forgive me for betraying...
...know," says Slava, "after being here and talking, I feel peaceful inside. I'm sure I'll get better; with the help of my friends, I will get better...