jackson@curium.DEC (SETH JACKSON 297-4751) (01/08/86)
>If you have read the book "Breaking With Moscow" >by Arkady Schvenchenko (sp?) you will find that the >"elite" of Soviet society having such things as credit cards >really isn't so outrageous. They are almost all greedy, self-serving >people at heart anyway and the system is manipulated as necessary to bring >those who can get it the most material possessions. > > >An excellent book by the way. > >Ron Miller Another excellent book on the same subject is "The Russians" by Hedrick Smith -- Seth Jackson
scott@hou2g.UUCP (The Brennan Monster) (01/09/86)
>If you have read the book "Breaking With Moscow" >by Arkady Schvenchenko (sp?) you will find that the >"elite" of Soviet society having such things as credit cards >really isn't so outrageous. *** They are almost all greedy, self-serving >people at heart anyway and the system is manipulated as necessary to bring >those who can get it the most material possessions. *** Isn't anybody else upset at that ***'d comment? Seems pretty bigotted and generalized to me. Too much propoganda for this fellow, perhaps? Actually, I can't imagine the number of "greedy, self-serving people" among the "elite" is any different in Russia than here in the US, or any other country for that matter. If the ones in power are greedy, they'll ALWAYS "manipulate the system" to their advantage. Maybe even if they're *not* greedy :-) Just doing my part to end anti-Soviet hysteria...:-) Scott J. Berry ihnp4!hou2g!scott
atkins@opus.UUCP (Brian Atkins) (01/17/86)
>Another excellent book on the same subject is "The Russians" by >Hedrick Smith >-- > Seth Jackson I too recommend this book. It was a text in my Soviet political course and is good. Not as dry as the rest of the fare that course had to offer. It is more of an analysis of the day to day workings of the nation. What people do to get by, who gets the frills, etc. I strongly recomment it. Brian Atkins ...{attunix, hao, allegra, ucbvax}!nbires!atkins NBI Inc., P.O. Box 9001, Boulder CO 80301 (303) 444-5710