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But Will It Work?

The answer may depend on the U.S., as Violeta Chamorro tries to consolidate Nicaraguan democracy after her victory over the Sandinistas

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A CHORUS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OUTSIDE MOSCOW (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Kremlin. But the grievances differ from one republic to the next, and freedom sometimes means secession, sometimes not A CHORUS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OUTSIDE MOSCOW

STILL IN LOVE WITH MOTHER RUSSIA (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

West, a growing number of ethnic Russians are turning into ardent nationalists STILL IN LOVE WITH MOTHER RUSSIA

A LAND GREAT AND RICH IN SEARCH OF ORDER (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Viking Rus named Rurik to Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin, the territory now ruled by Moscow has been soaked in blood and steeped in conquests A LAND GREAT AND RICH IN SEARCH OF ORDER

LASHED BY THE FLAGS OF FREEDOM (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Soviet Union is collapsing into a clamor of independent-minded republics and ethnic groups. What Gorbachev does to save the empire will affect not only his country but the world LASHED BY THE FLAGS OF

KARL MARX MAKES ROOM FOR MUHAMMAD (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Soviet Muslims enjoy the fruits of the new religious tolerance, but demographics and pent-up resentment add new pressures of their own to the frayed Union KARL MARX MAKES ROOM FOR MUHAMMAD

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