Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Grigoriev outlined the major events of theGorbachev era, from the many nuclear disarmamentpacts with the U.S. to the toppling of the BerlinWall to the spirit of openness characterizingglasnost...
Business is brisk, owing in no small part to the irrepressible spirit of Moscow's "hoboes" -- the term favored by the city's free-market hucksters -- who engage in a frenzy of buying and selling whatever goods they can lay their hands on. It is difficult to know whether these are the entrepreneurs who will eventually help rebuild the nation's economy or the scam artists who will pull it down. Perhaps they are a little of both. In any case, their impact has been undeniable: last year, by one estimate, hoboes moved 3 billion rubles' worth of goods...
...black field. The group's major label debut Licensed to Ill (1986) sold 4 million copies. It was a rowdy, all- night keg party of an album, and it served as both a humorous commentary on the excesses of rap as well as an homage to its spirit...
Epps said in an interview Monday that the activity was designed to build a spirit to community, but that it was dropped because it "wasn't successful last year...
...gives the U.S. a reason to clean its streets, improve its public transportation system, and cut down on urban violence. True, our stomachs churn when despotic nations put their best foot forward (while using it to stomp on the populace) for an event like this. Nevertheless, a little national spirit and good behavior can't hurt the U.S.'s image abroad...