IN some 70 countries around the world, Communist Party leaders last week brushed up on their Lenin, packed their suitcases, and prepared to be fellow travelers with a single destination: Moscow. The capital's hotels, including the new 3,000-room Rossia, just off Red Square, braced for the greatest onslaught of comradely dignitaries in nearly a decade. Barring a last-minute snag, the oft-postponed world summit meeting of Communist parties will convene this week in the Soviet capital, the first such international gathering of top party brass since 1960.
What will happen? If the Soviets could...
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