Vashi, Victor - RED Primer for Children and Diplomats

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First published in 1967 in commemoration of the

50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution

This is an Internet version of Victor Vashi's originalbook, which is long out of print and the publisher nolonger exists. The message of this book is so vital an

well delivered we felt it a shame not to share it with

the world. Especially considering the recent attempts

by ussia's ruling elite to bring back the glory of thegood old !"".

The content below was reproduced from a tribute fansite redprimer.com, dedicated entirely to #r. Vashi's

book. $e've been linking to that site before, but

decided to post it here as well because we've had prio

bad experiences with disappearing websites, and thismaterial is too precious to let it disappear.
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In %&(, many people, $est and East, are celebrating the )*th+nniversary of the -lorious ctober evolution. To help peopleunderstand more about what they are celebrating, we offer a few

slices of the anniversary cake. $e hope no one gets indigestion.
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March, 1917

+fter the overthrow of the /0ar and his government, the peopleof ussia began their uphill rush toward democracy. The

1olshevik 2arty worked among the intellectuals, laborers andpeasants striving toward the peak. The 2arty pulled a small and

well disciplined organi0ation behind it.


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The 2arty unselfishly led the way to the top.


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October, 1917

nce on top, the 2arty insisted upon assuming thethankless 3ob of ruling, generously waving aside all

help.

This is what they celebrate nowadays as the -reat

ctober evolution.


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4enin, the great teacher who engineered the ctoberevolution, translated #arxism to fit ussian

conditions. Its philosophy5 The end 3ustifies the mean

Its goal5 /ommuni0ation of the $orld.


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1ut, first of all, order had to be established at home.This was done by abolishing the /0ar and his family,

the nobility, the landlords, the bourgeoisie, the c0arists,

the capitalists, the #ensheviks and other kinds of 6istsand 6iks. ...Terror cannot be dispensed with... said

4enin and his words were carried out to the letter.


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The "oviets' love for their fellow men never recogni0eborders. The new !krainian epublic was allowed to

3oin the new ussian "oviet epublics...voluntarily.

The independence of the new -eorgian epublic wasalso granted by the "oviets in %&7%. To guarantee th

independence, the "oviets incorporated -eorgia into

the "oviet !nion eight months later, after ed +rmyinvasion.


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19!

4enin's death did not stop progress. "talin, translating

4enin's translation of #arx, announced the same

philosophy5 The end 3ustifies the means8 and the samegoal5 /ommuni0ation of the world. 1ut, the methods

became a bit more direct in "talin's translation.


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The first 9ive :ear 2lan needed a labor force. "o a gre

recruiting began 66 with many fringe benefits promisefor all. To get skilled labor the 2arty established labor

camps, where people ;without charge< were taught ho

to work. "ometimes they were referred to asconcentration camps, because they represented the

blessings of /ommunism in a concentrated form.


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9ood was scarce, creating some discontent in certain

groups who had not found enough calories in/ommunist theories. The 2arty had a simple andeffective method to create more food per capita.

$hen the 2arty finished, there were ten million fewerdissatisfied people.


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Industry and property belonged to the workers. The

"tate is the instrument of the people also. "o in thename of the people, the "tate took all industry and

property from incompetent and sabotaging privateowners.


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"iberia, with its tremendous wasteland, offered anunlimited future for pioneers willing to take the risk.

The will was supplied by the -overnment and millionsmarched toward their glorious future 66 however short it

turned out to be.


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Everyone had to measure up to the rigorous demands the =ew ussia 66 and the 2arty provided the yardstic


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The 2arty sponsored everything that had been

repressed by the /0ars. +rt, science, literature 66every aspect of culture 66 was given a helping hand by

the 2arty, which insisted that every ussian keep an

open mind.
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9reedom of the press was strictly enforced.


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eligious freedom was applied e>ually to every churc


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ld #an ?istory underwent some alterations. 2artswhich did not fit were rearranged, useless ones thrown

away and more suitable parts introduced. The

rearranging of ?istory remains an important and

demanding task in 2eople's @emocracies to this day.


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The outside world watched, with great interest, the iron curtain of the

great shop where the liberation of mankind was being fabricated.

ccasionally, unmistakable signs of progress leaked out.


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#uch impressed, the outside world did not hesitate toaccept the new ussia into its ranks. +nd the new

ussia did not hesitate to spread its good will to the restof the world.


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@iplomatic acceptance gave the "oviets an opportunitto call for the laborers of the world to unite. Thelaborers of the "oviet !nion, of course, were already

united.


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!nity is re>uired not only among the rank and file butin the higher echelons of the 2arty. There, as

everywhere, unity is based on mutual trust. #utual

trust, in turn, is the fountain of party discipline all overthe world.


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19"6#"7#"$

It wasembarrassing, though, when the highest "oviet

courts had to announce that the top echelons of the2arty were full of traitors and hoodlums with sicktwisted minds ;including some of the founders


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The Iron /urtain stayed closed. 1ehind it, in a friendly

manner, family >uarrels were settled, and settled, and

settled again.

"ometimes the hand of 3ustice had to reach far out, evenabroad. 1ut most of the delin>uents were within easy

reach.

+fter the public trials of the fallen leaders, thousands oftheir faithful followed then without any publicity 66

from there to eternity.


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In the !kraine, Ahrushchev, himself a !krainian, did a highly

commendable cleanup 3ob 66 even by "talin's standards.


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9rom time to time, the "oviets took time out todaydream about the ultimate goal 66 all the people of the

world peacefully and happily united under /ommunist

rule.


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In %&B& a wonderful opportunity for world peace cam

from the most unexpected source. +lthough the "ovieopposed 9ascist dictatorship and imperialism, they sa

a means which could be used to further the ultimate

triumph of the /ommunist brand of "ocialism. +mutual non6aggression agreement was made with?itler.

?itler invaded 2oland and the "oviets moved in to

prevent the =a0is from taking over the whole countryThe "oviets murdered some %%,*** 2olish officers an

intellectuals at Aatyn 9orest and peace and order were

established in 2oland, for a while.


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19"9

To the north, Estonia, 4atvia and 4ithuania were

en3oying freedom from the ussian yoke 66 though their

3oy was fre>uently disturbed by nightmares.

The "oviets soon made those dreams come true. "ince

they were unac>uainted with the "oviet way of life,

Estonia, 4atvia and 4ithuania were given aconcentrated course to catch up with it.


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The "oviets decided they would liberate only part of

9inland. +nd ever since they have lived in friendlycoexistence.

=ow the warlike 9inns started difficulties for t

peace6loving "oviets. They were actuallyshooting backC The campaign was brought to a

victorious close by the superior strategy and

tactical knowledge of the "oviets.


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"ince the "oviets had succeeded so easily in adding

territories with sometimes uneasy consent of their =a0i

ally 66 they took a modest bite of tasty umania. Then1ukovina and 1essarabia were annexed and

incorporated into the "oviet !nion, according to the

wish of the people ;in the Aremlin that is


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19!1

+fter ?itler's unbelievable treachery, the invasion of

ussia, the "oviets were eager to lend a helping hand the +llies in order to save them from the perils of war

and defeat.


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19!!

Encouraged by the "oviets, the people of $arsaw

revolted against ?itler's bloody tyranny. ?itler reacted

with all of his mad fury. 1ecause it could not bear towatch the awful sight, the "oviet +rmy stopped short of$arsaw for more than two months until the carnage

was ended.


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To console themselves, ussia annexed the eastern paof 2oland and northern East 2russia.


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Then came the big "ummit /onference 66 Teheran,

#oscow, :alta and 2otsdam. The 1ig Three came tosettle the post6war world, but one player forgot the

cards, and another forgot the chips. $hile they were

looking for a new deck, ussia took the pot.


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The Tehran, :alta, and 2otsdam conferences will long

be remembered, for at them the foundations of the powar world were pulled into place. It wasn't an easy

accomplishment 66 everyone had to pull together.


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In %&D) the "oviets were finally allowed by the allies to win the

war and liberate eastern Europe, cutting the ropes of =a0i slaveThe glorious ed +rmy liberated 2oland, /0echoslovakia,

?ungary, umania, +lbania, 1ulgaria, the eastern part of

-ermany and the eastern half of +ustria. The "oviets have give

these people full membership in the "oviet Empire with nostrings attached.
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ussia had a non6aggression pact with apan, which

prevented most apanese interference with shipmentssupplies to ussia through the 2acific. This

arrangement was so convenient that for two months in

%&D) the "oviet Embassy in Tokyo concealed apanes

attempts to surrender.

1ut when the atomic bomb shattered apaneseresistance, there was no longer any need to honor som

words written on a piece of paper. $hen apan asked

the +llies for surrender terms, ussia declared war on

apan, knowing that neutrals seldom get near the spoi


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To even the loose ends in the after6war chaos, and to

relieve some liberated countries from administrativeburdens, the "oviets annexed /arpathian uthenia from

/0echoslovakia8 one tenth of 9inland, the epublic of

Tanna Tuva8 the #anchurian railroads from /hina,"outhern "akhalin, the entire string of Aurile Islands

from apan, and #ongolia from /hina.


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The heroic ed +rmy took every opportunity to sprea

culture and persuade the newly liberated peoples to gi

up immoral capitalism. #uch was accomplished forwhen one begins to liberate, it's hard to stop.


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2eaceful coexistence ;otherwise known as salami

slicing< began between the /ommunists and their

opposition.

Tiny particles ;sometimes known as infiltrators< are putinside the salami. These particles operate from the

inside, while the /ommunists work from the outside.

If the salami disappeared all at once its departure would

be too obvious. 1esides, whole salami is usually 3usttoo much to swallow. 1ut thin slices are easy to gulp

down and few pay attention. /ertainly even fewer will

risk anything to save a single slice. "o before long, thewhole salami has been consumed and digested.


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2eaceful coexistence has its economic side too.Vigorous import6export activities began immediately

after liberation. Trains, loaded with goods and goodie

rolled back and forth between the "oviet !nion and thcountries, bringing the benefits of the great "ovietculture and civili0ation, and much needed economic

aid.
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$ith all these methods the "oviets established a loyal and firm

alliance, often referred to by the $est as the satellite system.


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ccasionally, changes had to be made at home.

I have to announce that /omrade /ommissar has beenrelieved of his post 66 for health reasons...


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The "oviets had many conferences with the $estern

powers.

2eople thought the four would make beautiful music

together. 1ut the >uartet could not get in harmony, withthe record player repeating the old tune over and over

again.


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The conferences were gay occasions, full of culturalexchanges, during which the "oviets demonstrated th

version of the one6step. They would take ten steps

forward on somebody's property. $hen too manycomplained, they pulled one step back, displaying

willingness to compromise. +midst the great re3oicing

#ost were happy to forget the net gain of nine steps fthe "oviets.


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Technology was far from ignored in the"oviet !nion. + miracle machine was built.

It worked on the principle of automation5namely, non6thinking machines caneliminate thinking people, 3ust an updating

of the old philosophy the end 3ustifies the

means.


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4ong before "putnik, the "oviets invented a new form

of insect life, the /oldwarnik, and sent it orbiting

around the world.


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To demonstrate their love for peace, the "oviets staged

impressive peace conferences in 2rague, "tockholm,2aris, and other places. They were determined to extend

the olive branch, even if it killed somebody.


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In an outburst of friendliness the "oviet desired to maan ally of =orthern Iran, and moved in with the glorio

ed +rmy. 1ut a rare thing happened5 the != stiffeneits spine and called off the one6sided love affair.


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+lso for the love of peace, the "oviets encouraged

#arkos to liberate -reece from the yoke of the $est.

1ut, after the alleged defection of :ugoslavia's Titofrom the Aremlin line, this pro3ect had to be abandoned.

Thousands of -reek children who were kidnapped are

still in Iron /urtain countries.


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Tito's defection from the Aremlin line seemed to be a nasty crack in t

otherwise smooth ice. 1ut Tito never made any real trouble for theAremlin and never will. In fact, his break helped the "oviets to

recogni0e the necessity of taking certain precautions to prevent crackin the other satellites.


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They established peoples' armies in the liberated countries.
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The standard of living was increased by raising the value of the ruble
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They developed industries in these countries and solved

the problem of marketing by milking these industries ofmost of their products.


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%une, 19!$

To show how thoroughly they honored treaties, in cas

anyone had any doubts, the "oviets threw a blockadearound 1erlin. The $est responded to the "oviet

whistle with the air6lift dance, and politely let the

"oviets have complete control of the ground routes to1erlin.


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+t about the same time, to underline their love for peace,

the "oviets began to shoot down unarmed $estern planes,

which with obvious warmongering intentions happened tostray too close to ussian fighter planes. They decorated

their brave fighter pilots with great fanfare.


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The "oviets were naturally irritated by the protests ofthe $estern +llies about the repeated "oviet blockade

of the 1erlin land routes. "o they established thesovereign East -erman "ocialist epublic to give the$est an authority to turn to concerning blockades and

similar matters.


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The /ommunist apparatus formed rings around the earth, made

up of assorted political idealists, social misfits, bonafide spies,

traitors and pleaders of the 9ifth +mendment. +ll served the

Aremlin cause in one way or another.


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9rom the beginning, a tremendous emphasis was put oindustrial development to further peace and improves

the standard of living of the people.


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19!9

1ig postwar changes began to show in +sia.

$ith the blessings of the world and the help of the"oviets, /hina was liberated by agrarian reformers.

Their first concern was the fertili0ation of the soil, andthey began by plowing under countless millions of

/hinese farmers.
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1y %&)* the world had wondered why it had opened its door to the spirit of the new times.
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1950

The /hinese did not sit still while their hundreds of

thousands of volunteers were fighting in Aorea. "inceTibet had not had an agrarian reform program for year

ed /hina took pity on the backward nation, and bega

the softening up and fertili0ation of Tibet's rocky soil.

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The game was the same in Aorea, but

the reformers took >uite a few stepsbackward.


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!ntil Aorea, the "oviets were always on hand with th

veto when there was hope for peace and international3ustice. ?aving walked out in a huff, they were not in

the !.=. when it voted to intervene in Aorea.


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1ut when the battle field moved >uickly toward the north, the

"oviets could abstain no longer. They proposed negotiationsand the battlefront fro0e. +nd so, the $est went for anotherride.


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+ustria was a friendly country during the war, 3ust like 2oland,

/0echoslovakia, and +lbania. "o special efforts were made to develoits industry and natural resources in the "oviet6occupied 0one to theeast.


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195"$hen the occupation of +ustria ended after eight years of conerences,

there was not much left in the eastern part of the country.


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That the "oviets were always eager to extend a helpin

hand to people fighting for their freedom was readily

demonstrated when some scattered reactionary elemenin the East -ermany instigated rioting.


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Through all these perilous times, the "oviets worked hard to protect a peaceful

image, but usually managed to reveal where they really stood.


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The "oviets did not abandon their enthusiasm for

nationalism ;outside the Iron /urtain


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The economic and cultural development of

underdeveloped countries was a pet pro3ect of the"oviets. + heavy flow of aid constantly poured into

them.


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Viet =am needed reform too, so ed /hina carried thtorch into Viet =am and helped harvest the rice. They

are still in =orthern Viet =am and are eager to carry t

torch in a southerly direction.


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"ince the "oviets had nothing to lose and the $estnothing to gain, the "oviets agreed to a summit

conference in -eneva which distilled a certain spirit.The spirit was served with smiles at vodka parties,brought great relief to the world, and lingered on for

>uite a while after the conference.


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$hen Ahrushchev, in tears, focused the white light of

truth on the late "talin, the world was deeply touche

and concluded that /ommunism was beginning tomellow.


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"oviet diplomacy marched on with firm steps, neverfaltering, signing treaty after treaty.

9rom %&%( until the -eneva "ummit /onference the"oviets signed fifty6two agreements with the $est.nly two have been kept by the "oviets, who for all

their attributes are forgetful now and again.


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=owadays the Aremlin's daydreaming is not entirely

undisturbed. =ightmares do occur. The image of a happy

/ommunist world is distorted by slanted eyes looking back atthe daydreamer.


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+nd behind the iron /urtain, the satellites grew in their

understanding that lemonade is very healthy, but not for the

lemon.

+fter Ahrushchev's revelation about his former boss


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+fter Ahrushchev s revelation about his former boss,some ignorant 2oles took him at his word and thought

all the wrongs committed by the late "talin would be

corrected.

The "oviets were >uick to straighten out such

reactionary thinking.
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October ", 1956

The dust had barely settled in 2oland when the ?ungarian people

borrowed the idea of a -lorious ctober evolution from their"oviet friends.

1ut 4enin had said that revolutions are not exportable. "o the great

"oviet friend of the ?ungarian people crushed, very efficiently, a

stubborn band of $estern agents fighting with smuggled$estern weapons.
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$hile "oviet troops 3oined the ?ungarians in their revolt, the $estconsidered what it could possibly do. "ympathy was >uickly extende

by some, and other courses of action were discussed. Then toeveryone's great relief, the != got busy. There was even talk of

sending notes, but no one seemed to know where.


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Thanks to the tanks of the glorious "oviet +rmy, peac

was restored in ?ungary and all was >uiet again on th

Eastern 9ront.


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+ large scale cultural exchange was begun to re6educate the ?ungarian

people. Transportation to the famous "oviet educational system wasfree, and the trains are still rolling.


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The famous "oviet education system cares dearly for all


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The famous "oviet education system cares dearly for allcountries' education. Thousands of youth from the

continents of 4atin +merica, Europe, +frica, and +sia

get generous scholarships to #oscow !niversity wherethey are taught the intricacies of history, struggle of theclasses, 2sychological warfare, 2hilosophy, #arxism6

4eninism6"talinism6Ahrushchevism, and agitation6

propaganda techni>ues


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+midst all this culture, political changes werenecessary. +gain it became apparent that the kremlin

was full of crooks. "o with #arshal Fhukov's helpAhrushchev put the Aremlin under new management.


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$ith #r. Ahrushchev in the picture the old goals

remained the same. #arx translated by 4enin, translated

by "talin, was now interpreted by Ahrushchev 66 andthe goal was still world con>uest.

1957


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The "oviets discovered the power of education long ago. $ith intensstudy and the data obtained from the $est in various ways, ussian

science made tremendous advances. The whole world, therefore, wasleft gasping, when the first "putnik was fired into orbit while the threservices in the 2entagon were fighting over which one should have

priority in the missile field.


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Then #arshal Fhukov was fired into oblivion by Ahrushchev, as an

example of his gratitude for having helped him into absolute power.


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+nxious to keep sowing reform in +sia, the /hinese agrarian

reformers, after ac>uiring a few islands for nothing, tried to harve

Guemoy and #atsu also.


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1959

In /uba a revolution changed rulers and since then infidelity is not at

all rewarding. 9idel /astro insists the shape of one's beard is one's ownbusiness.


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+fter the first "putnik came a bigger one, giving manbest friend a free ride into space. This added prestige

"oviet diplomacy, which orbits relentlessly around theworld.


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1959

$hen 4unik hit the moon, Ahrushchev hit the !.". 9rom

$ashington @./. to @isneyland, the "oviet leader delivered hismessage of, 4et there be peace and brotherhood 6 or elseC


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In the meantime, foreign agents provoked an uprising inTibet as they had in ?ungary in ctober, %&). ed /hina

responded and so did the free world. There was talk in the !=

but only the @alai 4ama cared enough about so small a slice salami to make a move.

ed /hinese surveyors went to work on


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ed /hinese surveyors went to work on

India's border and happened to step out of

bounds. the Indians excused the trespassing

again and again until the big6booted /hineseconvinced even =ehru they meant to walk all

over him.


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ussia wanted a "ummit #eeting with the $esternpowers, or so it seemed. 1ut when a $esterner named

2owers dropped in expectantly, giving Ahrushchev thexcuses he needed, A. cried, !67, and claimed a fou

The 2aris peace meeting blew ?6bomb high.


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=ever one to forget a good idea, the "oviets can be

expected to extend an invitation for another "ummit

/onference. There will be a new "pirit at the conferencetable, but the old spirits will be present too.

1960


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1960

In need of a new forum, #r. A. put in a personal

appearance at the !=. ?e introduced some new

techni>ues in diplomacy, almost lost a shoe, but stole

the show while his little helpers cheered on.

9reedom in the /ongo meant the return of the law of


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9reedom in the /ongo meant the return of the law of

the 3ungle. The "oviets were eager to cut a clear path

through it, leading to #oscow of course. The !=, with?ammersk3old in high command, plunged into the

picture, but the situation remained somewhat tangled.

4aos is an underdeveloped country, so the "oviets are

eager to develop it. To establish schools, hospitals,industry modern agriculture and peace the "oviets ai


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industry, modern agriculture and peace, the "oviets ai

dropped arms, ammunition and military technicians8

because first chaos has to be developed. ut of chaos

emerges /ommunist culture.#eanwhile ussia was deeply engaged in conversatio

about cease6fire talks.

1961


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1961

"ince man's best friends had been in orbit for years, it was high

time for man himself to 3oin them. #a3or -regarine received thehighest honor in ussia, higher than the 4enin order5 ?e got aprivate apartment.


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East -ermany was a full sack, but it had a leak. @ay afterday thousands were foolish enough to choose the $est in

preference to /ommunist 2aradise.


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1961"o one morning the $all was there, built, of course, toprevent people from the $est from entering the /ommunist

2aradise without permission.


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There is an old /ommunist game. @emand and/ompromise. =owadays it has become so popular, arewarding, that more and more are eager to play it all

over the world. Especially since :alta, #alta, 2otsdam

Teheran, -eneva, ad infinitum.


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1961The 1ay of 2igs taught 9idel a lesson5 that he could do 3ust

about anything he pleased. ?e raised the ed 9lag, openedhis mouth even wider and stepped up the export of /uban

tourists to other 4atin +merican countries.


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Sic transit Gloria Mundi

;"o passes the glory of the world

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