Our Russian Ally

By Vera Micheles Dean,
Research Director, Foriegn Policy Association

Contents

Introduction

• More than 57 varieties
• The lesser groups

The Peoples of the Soviet Union

• All kinds of customs
• Many peoples but one nation
• Russians are quick to learn

What Is the Country Like?

• A tempting prize
• The drive to the open sea
• One czar is a Soviet hero
• Far Eastern pioneers

What Was the Bolshevik Revolution?

• Russia did not fit Marx’s prophecy
• The Bolshevik leaders
• Government vs. peasants
• Catching up with the outside world

How is Russia Governed?

• The 1936 constitution
• The federal government
• The Supreme Soviet

What Is the Communist Party?

• The real seat of power
• The “party line”

How Much Personal Freedom in Russia?

• Russians lade our civil liberties

Is There Freedom of Religion?

• What did Soviet Russia do about it?
• There has been some change

What Is the Soviet Economic System?

• The end of Russian capitalism
• Rewards for skill and efficiency
• Russia’s new middle class
• Opportunity for all

Can Russians Own Personal Property?

• Things Russians can own

What Is Russia’s Foreign Policy?

• “Building socialism in one country”
• Importance of geographic factors
• Soviet foreign policy is national

Are They Realistic in Foreign Affairs?

• Russia comes of age
• Moscow’s search for security

What Was the Third International?

• Changing role of Third International

Will Russia Share in Reconstruction?

• Mutual adjustments

Does the U. S. Get Along with Russia?

To the Leader

• How to use this pamphlet
• Reading by group members
• Discussion techniques
• Questions for discussion

For Further Reading