This post reminds me of a Russian joke I read in a book by Michael Parenti: "What did capitalism accomplish in one year that socialism couldn't do in seventy years?" A: "make socialism look good." Macdonald > >The Times of India >Friday 5 November 1999 > Posted >at 0130 hrs IST > Majority >favour Bolshevik > Revolution: >Poll > MOSCOW: >A majority of Russians believe the Bolshevik > Revolution, >which brought Communism to Russia, wasn't a bad >thing, according to a poll published Thursday. The poll by > the All-Russia Public Opinion Center said 45 percent of > those surveyed agreed that the revolution played a >positive role in Russian life and history. > The >poll, with a margin of error of 4 percent, said that 35 > percent disagreed that the revolution was good, while 20 > percent were undecided. The center conducts the poll >each year to mark the Nov. 7 anniversary of the >revolution. Last year's poll indicated that >approval for the revolution was down, with just >15 percent saying they would have aided the >Bolsheviks. > Approval >ratings for the revolution were up this year, >probably because of the country's continuing economic and > social problems and the uneven impact of market reforms. > Communists and some elderly Russians still regard >the revolution's anniversary as the most >important date on the calender and some take >part in rallies and marches. However, President >Boris Yeltsin in 1997 renamed the Nov. 7 holiday >that used to mark the revolution as the Day of >National Accord and Reconciliation. Many Russians, > particularly young people, see the event as just a day off > work. >_____________________________________ > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
