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...Guinea, once regarded as a foothold of Soviet penetration of Africa, Russia's stock fell to a new low with L'affaire Svetlana. It had to do with a blonde Russian exchange teacher named Svetlana Ushakova. Against embassy instructions, she persisted in making friends with the natives, and ignored orders that she return to Russia. Fortnight ago, she was hustled to a Moscow-bound plane, only to be rescued by the Guineans themselves. On a second vain attempt to get Svetlana to Moscow, Russia's Ambassador to Guinea himself tried to pass her off as the aircraft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Communists: Ah, Foreign Aid | 2/22/1963 | See Source »

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