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...father was a Czarist general, her mother a farming Finn; her childhood summers were spent among the birch-crowded lakes of southeastern Finland. Her first book was on the Finnish proletariat. In her quiet study in the Soviet legation, the two old diplomats could talk of peace in tranquil tones...
...objections be entirely brushed off. Nevertheless, the 24 Russian cameramen who shot Stalingrad (eight of them were killed on their jobs) have provided history with some images of war as true as they are powerful. Some of the images: > A great, flaming city which seems to float on a tranquil river until the Volga also flames from the reflected holocaust...
...were destroyed. In the present version, the principal character is called Kitty Beaurepos. She was the daughter of a London banker, kept a small dress shop, lived in a pleasant apartment near the Arc de Triomphe. When her husband died, Mrs. Shiber shared Kitty's apartment for three tranquil years. Then the Nazis overran France and the two women tried to flee by automobile. The Nazis overtook them, ordered them back to Paris...
...soldiers have their way, U.S.-Russian relations are entering the most tranquil period of their history. To the broad question, "Do you think the U.S. will fight Russia?" came a definite "No" (61%), with doubtfuls or undecideds 20% and "Yeses" 19%. To the moral question, "Should it?" came an even more decisive "No" of 80%, with doubtfuls 12% and "Yeses...
...leaves budded, and the birds twittered, Harvard headed for the river. No town-gown tangles marred the tranquil scene. Elections continued with '45 choosing its class officers just two years ahead of time. As exams approached students were leaving Harvard at the rate of more than 15 a week; prospects looked dim for the civilian college...