It was a long time ago… It was a gentler and nicer time in the country that has been gone for 30 years, where everything was simpler and where we felt protected – at least in my childhood that’s what we thought and how we felt. I AM TAKING SOME TIME OFF THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TO...
Many shops turned into centres which distributed food using ration cards or simply stood empty with colourful Nazi flags and portraits of Hitler on their facades22. Going to the local market was often the only way of sourcing food. Trading activity was inevitably concentrated in city markets (...
“I stood in a line for four hours to buy a jacket for my little son. My mom stayed with him at home, while I was being crushed by a seething crowd that was trying to force its way into the store through closed doors. People were being allowed inside in groups of ten or 12. The...
Perhaps, a decisive role in it - both literally and figuratively - was played by the actorYul Brynner, who was born in Vladivostok (although he later emigrated). Khrushchev called him "a prominent man". Furthermore, his character in the film, Chris Adams, stood up for poor, disadvantaged ...
By attributing the split to Stalin’s authoritarianism, the Soviet government cleared the way for reconciliation without compromising its own credibility. This re-framing allowed the Soviet government to recognize Tito as a fellow socialist leader who had stood up to Stalin not out of personal ...
They broke for lunch and Reagan promised Romanov he'd have a chance to rebut. They talked outside for about two hours on the Strategic Defense Initiative, but both stood firm. Romanov accepted Reagan's invitation to the United States in a year, and Reagan was invited to do the same in...