Soviet push to spread Russian language worldwide
The Soviet Union expands efforts to teach Russian globally through the Pushkin Institute and Russian Language Institute. 2,500 foreign teachers in correspondence courses. by 1980 a new Moscow language school planned. Russian taught in 87 countries. 2,000 Soviet teachers abroad. six million copies produced by the publishing house. Russian widely used in science and culture. Kostomarov argues Russian is not harder to learn than English.
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Ford Would Surprise Son With Debate
Hartfort Conn AP Jack Ford says he would be surprised if President Ford would debate Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter. He expects his father to win the GOP nomination on the first ballot at the Kansas City convention starting August 16. He notes Carter's reluctance to take firm stands makes a debate difficult.
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