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...opposite pole of character stands Fomin, a teen-age Communist. Fearless and obedient, his mind rattling with party slogans, Fomin is both admirable and terrifying in his strength-the strength of a man to whom morality is meaningless. In the Stalinist future, Fomin is certain...
...ordinary amount of courage and extraordinary insight. The nation owes a great debt to this citizen--Florence Birmingham of Massachusetts. For it was this Florence Birmingham who revealed to the Cambridge City Council on Monday just how the Communist schemers weakened people's minds and made them susceptible to Stalinist germinology. The secret Red Tactic was--fluorination of our drinking water. And, according to Florence, this same subtle technique (urged so strongly by our "loyal" medical profession) not only weakened people's minds--it also caused cancer of the breast...
...home from the conference, a Chicago businessman told of more Stalinist boosting to come: Moscow will set up a permanent committee to keep in touch with businessmen in all countries-"something like Rotary International...
Opposition to the regime is partially eliminated by favoring workers and peasant children for admission. Since September 4, when a new reform program was instituted, students have to take a four-year course in "social sciences" in which "you learn about Marxist, Leninist, and Stalinist theories." Learning Russian is also compulsory-- "so you can read progressive literature in the original text." Those studying for any degree must first satisfy the requirements for both these courses...
Rubashov's prosecutor is Gletkin, played by Leo Gordon. In the book, Koestler successfully implied that Gletkin was unimportant in Rubashov's life, that the prosecutor was only a piece of complicated Stalinist machinery--inflexible, inhuman, and moral. However, in the Kingsley play, Gordon's steel-like portrayal was awkward and overplayed. Lois Nettleton took the part of Rubashov's mistress and secretary, and was quite persuasive in proving her loyalty...