Quest for Freedom: The Transformation of Eastern Europe in the 1990s |
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Page 42
... Official corruption , a burdened periphery of republics , state monopolies controlling production , govern- ment borrowing and unfettered issuance of paper money , hyperinflation , foreign loans making Russia a debtor nation- these ...
... Official corruption , a burdened periphery of republics , state monopolies controlling production , govern- ment borrowing and unfettered issuance of paper money , hyperinflation , foreign loans making Russia a debtor nation- these ...
Page 85
... official controlled a sphere of influence that allowed for a life of privilege : access to a network of special stores , hospitals and ser- vice establishments . But it was not only the official who was involved in such " crime " ; the ...
... official controlled a sphere of influence that allowed for a life of privilege : access to a network of special stores , hospitals and ser- vice establishments . But it was not only the official who was involved in such " crime " ; the ...
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... officials had died . Crimes committed " against peace " were not covered by the statute , but a spokesman for the Interior Ministry , Martin Fendrych , said the authorities could not definitely prove that the officials had com- mitted ...
... officials had died . Crimes committed " against peace " were not covered by the statute , but a spokesman for the Interior Ministry , Martin Fendrych , said the authorities could not definitely prove that the officials had com- mitted ...
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Tsar and Soviet | 17 |
The Success and Failure of the Soviet Economy | 65 |
HISTORY WITHOUT END | 107 |
Copyright | |
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