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Watch Out For Women Of U.S.S.R.
A visiting American columnist in Leningrad recalls the tense train journey from Lithuania, encounters with Lana a 28 year old Soviet clerk, and reflections on life under communism. He contrasts incentives in the West with Soviet priorities and notes young people craving jeans and dollars.
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Russia
Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Moscow
Lithuania
Hell
Rory Calhoun
Vincent Price
James Watt
Casey Jones
Gulf of Finland
Moreland
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Soviet Union
Lana
United States
Gorbachev
America