RUSSIA: Unhappy Warriors

Millions of Russian soldiers were returning to Russia, and many brought back a problem for their leaders. The problem: how to keep them down on the collective farm, after they'd seen Paree (in various capitalist countries).

Home Was Never like This. When Red Army men first streamed westward across Russia's frontiers, they entered a new world full of fascinations and dangers. Siberian trappers, Uzbek farmers, Cossacks from Kuban were so many children discovering toys they had never known in their Communist nursery.

When they met German colonists in Poland, living peacefully on idyllic...

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