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Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1988

Page

10

Gorbachev and Ligachev Appeared Unified Amid Rumors

In Moscow, Mikhail Gorbachev and Yegor Ligachev were seen together at a Kremlin ceremony to quell reports of a rift. Politburo tensions and a letter defending Stalin sparked gossip about Ligachev’s fate, while officials emphasized continued support for perestroika and glasnost.

Moscow Mikhail Gorbachev Yegor Ligachev Mr. Ligachev Kremlin Communist Party Ligachev Josef Stalin Gorbachev Sovietskaya Rossiya Leningrad Pravda Mate Fravda Stalin Politburo Alexander N. Yakovlev Eduard Perfiliev Vladimir Lenin Andrei Gromyko Nikolai Ryzhkov

Jokes of Oppression reveal pain of Soviet Jews humor

Washington AP notes a new compilation The Jokes of Oppression The Humor of Soviet Jews collects anecdotes from Jews in the USSR Israel the United States and Europe Co author David Harris American Jewish Committee says humor helps private coping under repression Emigration limits and anti Semitism shape the jokes reaching into KGB fear and bureaucratic hostility The book highlights how both Jews and non Jews identify with themes of oppression and stifling governance including repeated visa denials and posthumous rehabilitation contrasts referenced by Reagan at summit meetings.

Washington East Berlin Soviet Union KGB David Harris Harris American Jewish Committee Israel United States Europe Izrail Rabinovich Defense Language Institute Monterey Calif Khaimovich Communist Party Reagan

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