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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1969
Page
5
The narrator recalls a Christmas at Aunt Molly’s bustling pub where style hides squalor. Gifts, a conifer, and crackers contrast with a whisky heist by a burly man in a police uniform. Dad’s wisdom on goodwill ends with a blunt line: not everything is black and white.
A lengthy open letter reveals that Andrei Amalrik twice refused KGB talks and faced Siberian exile in 1965 while Anatoli Kuznetsov fled to England after choosing collaboration or freedom. The piece links these acts to Solzhenitsyn’s expulsion and the lingering Stalinist police reach, noting Khrushchev’s partial reform and ongoing state power.
A friend recalls Muff’s vibrant career from a Calcutta dur bar in 1897 to Whitehall in 1915. He describes Muff as indefatigably vigorous, a thorough gentleman of the old school, who mocked pomposity and outwitted the War Office. He will be sorely missed.
A concise critique of a biography about a prime minister, noting its bicage format and focus on Joan Lynravn. The piece weighs the narrative scope against historical accuracy while highlighting prose style and interpretive angles.
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