RUSSIA: C'est Si Bon

The Communists' new "relaxing" look made more news: Since Jan. i, when Premier Georgy Malenkov threw an unprecedented New Year's party, tens of thousands of Moscow moppets have frolicked through the Kremlin, stuffing themselves with oranges and sweets provided by the Communist Party. Malenkov, along with other Soviet bosses, has made a point of stepping down from his fearful eminence to participate in precinct meetings of the party and the workers. He has been popping up in towns and villages all over European Russia to pump oldsters' hands and wave at the muzhiks from his train. His puppets in...

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