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Idealism of Russian Youth Spurs Reform Efforts
Coe College professor Nelson Vance Russell reports on a Soviet Union visit noting youth zeal amid famine and privation. He describes Red Square, Lenin's tomb, Park of Culture, and contrasts new social programs with limited political freedom while praising literacy gains and collective farms alongside old village practices.
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