1989COMMUNISM & RUSSIA
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STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND, NUCLEAR CONVENTION.
FOUR STAR AIR FORCE GENERAL TELLS OF SOVIET THREAT, ITS MILITARY CAPABILITIES. NUMEROUS STATISTICS, CHARTS, MAPS, PHOTOS TELLS OF THE SOVIET UNION |
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MAP OF SOVIET UNION, FIGURES SHOWING POPULATION OF 284 MILLION PEOPLE IN AN AREA OF 8,650,000 SQUARE MILES
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MAP OF SOVIET UNION SHOWS PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH (1985-2010) AND THE AREAS SHOWING PERCENTAGES OF GROWTH AND LOSS.
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PHOTO MONTAGE SHOWING THE DIVERSE POPULATION, NUMEROUS ETHNIC GROUPS
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MILITARY MANPOWER CHART. SHOWING PHOTO MONTAGE OF MEN IN UNIFORM.
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PHOTOS OF PEASANT WOMEN WITH THEIR BABUSHKAS, UNIQUE ONION SHAPED ROOF TOPS ON BUILDING.
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QUALITY OF LIFE CHART. SHOWS INADEQUATE HOUSING, SHORTAGE OF CONSUMER GOODS, INSUFFICIENT HEALTH CARE.
PHOTOS SHOW NEW CONSTRUCTION AND APARTMENT HOUSES. |
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CONSUMER GOODS CHART SHOWS PURCHASING POWER AND COST IN RUBLES FOR VARIOUS ITEMS INCLUDING, USED CAR, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, AND OTHER NECESSITIES.
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CHART SHOWING AVAILABILITY OF TELEVISIONS, TELEPHONES, MOTOR VEHICLES, COMPARED TO U.S., WEST GERMANY AND JAPAN.
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CHART SHOWING QUALITY STANDARDS OF TELEVISIONS, RADIOS, WASHING MACHINES, REFRIGERATORS AND FURNITURE. (1988)
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GRAPH SHOWS SOVIET ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE FROM 1970 TO 1975 UNDER BREZHNEV, 1975 TO 1980 UNDER ANDROPOV, 1980 TO 1983 UNDER CHERNENKO AND 1885 TO 1988 UNDER MIKHAIL GORBACHEV. PHOTOS OF EACH LEADER.
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CHARTS SHOWING GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT OF SOVIET UNION FROM 1966 TO 1988.
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AGRICULTURE: POORLY MANAGED, INEFFICIENT, LABOR INTENSIVE. PHOTOS OF SOVIET WOMEN, MACHINERY IN FIELD IN THE FIELD.
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY: CHART SHOWS HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN U.S. AND USSR. ZOOM AWAY PHOTO OF CROWD OF SOVIET WORKERS HANDLING PRODUCE.
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MONTAGE PHOTOS OF DOCTORS, NURSES WITH FACE MASKS, AT WORK IN OPERATING ROOMS. CU PHOTO DOCTOR PEERING THROUGH MICROSCOPE DURING MICROSCOPIC SURGERY
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LIFE EXPECTANCY CHART COMPARES MALES AND FEMALES IN
US. AND USSR IN 1970 AND 1986. |
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CHART COMPARES "INFANT MORTALITY RATES" IN CENTRAL ASIA, USSR AND U.S. FROM 1970 TO 1987. U.S LOWEST USSR NEXT AND ASIA MUCH HIGHER THAN THE OTHERS.
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ALCOHOLISM: PHOTOS BOTTLES OF RUSSIAN VODKA
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USSR INDUSTRY: INEFFICIENT, SHORTAGES OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY, DOOTA ORIENTED. PHOTOS INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
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LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH: CHART SHOWS PLANNED AS OPPOSED TO ACTUAL GROWTH IN USSR IN YEARS 1971-1975, 1976-1988, 1981-1985, 1986-1990.
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ESTIMATED STATE BUDGET DEFICIT CHART (USSR) COVERING 1981-1989.
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"GLOSNOST"
MISSION EXPECTATIONS OF GLOSNOST INCLUDE, INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL PROCESS, BUILD POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC REFORM, VENT SOCIAL, ETHNIC UNREST, LEGITIMIZE LEADERSHIP. PHOTO MONTAGE SOVIET PEOPLE IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES. |
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MILITARY SUFFICIENCY: SOVIET GENERAL OF THE ARMY YAZOV, MINISTER OF DEFENSE, "WE HAVE MADE CHANGES IN EQUIPMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND TRAINING. THE NUMBER AND SCALE OF OUR EXERCISES HAVE BEEN REDUCED, AND THEIR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO PRACTICE ACHIEVING DEFENSIVE GOALS." (U. S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, MARCH 1989).
PHOTO OF YAZOV. |
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LIST OF GORBACHEV'S ANNOUNCED REDUCTIONS IN AREAS INCLUDING ATLANTIC TO URALS, EAST OF URALS AND MONGOLIA.
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FLOW CHART SHOWING CHANGES IN THINKING COVERING THE PERIODS FROM 1985 TO 1989 TO THE QUESTION: "CAN THE SOVIETS BE TRUSTED TO HONOR CONTROL AGREEMENTS?"
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"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES"
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SOVIET - U.S. WEAPONS PRODUCTION COMPARISONS BETWEEN 1979 TO 1988 SHOWS SOVIETS HAVE: 4 TIMES MORE ICBMS-
SLBMS, 45 TIMES MORE IRSMS-MRSMS, 4 TIMES MORE BOMBERS, 2 TIMES MORE FIGHTERS, 2 TIMES MORE SUBMARINES, 6 TIMES MORE SAMS, 5 TIMES MORE ARMORED VEHICLES, EXCLUDING EXPORTS. CHART SHOWS U.S. EXCEEDS SOVIET IN STRATEGIC FORCE PROCUREMENTS |
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SOVIET MILITARY MANPOWER:
PHOTO MONTAGE SHOWING FACES OF SERVICEMEN FROM ARMY AND NAVY. CHART SHOWS HOW MANY MILLIONS ARE ACTIVE, AND IN RESERVE FROM EACH SERVICE. |
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SOVIET HIGH COMMAND IN INCLUDE (PHOTOS) GORBACHEV, GENERAL SECRETARY; GENERAL YAZOV, MINISTER OF DEFENSE; M. A. MOISEYEV, FIRST DEPUTY MOD CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF; K. A. KOCHETOV, FIRST DEPUTY MOD AND
P. G. LISKEV COMMANDER GROUPS OF ARMED FORCES, EUROPE. |
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CHART SHOWING GNP COMPARISONS BETWEEN U.S. AND USSR FOR FISCAL YEARS 1965 TO 1988.
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PHOTOS OF VARIOUS MILITARY LEADERS INCLUDE, ARMY GENERAL MAKSINOV, STRATEGIC ROCKET FORCES; ADMIRAL OF FLEET CHERNAYIN, NAVAL FORCES; GENERAL TRETYAK, AIR DEFENSE; ARMY GENERAL GOVORNOV, CIVIL DEFENSE;
MARSHAL YEFIMOV, AIR FORCES. |
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"CIVIL DEFENSE"
SOVIET OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS SPELLED OUT IN TERMS OF THEIR CIVIL DEFENSE. PHOTOS OF MOSCOW AND OTHER AREAS. AERIAL SATELLITE PHOTO SHOWING UNDERGROUND RELOCATION CENTER FOR SOVIET LEADERSHIP IN SHARAPOVO. DRAWING SHOWS MAKE-UP OF DEEP UNDERGROUND FACILITIES. |
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SOVIET "CBR WARFARE"
SUPERIOR CHEMICAL WARFARE CAPABILITIES; CBR TRAINING SITES EMPHASIZED; DOCTRINE REQUIRES LARGE STOCK PILE MUNITIONS |
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PHOTO SOVIET SOLDIERS WEARING CHEMICAL WARFARE OUTFITS, CHARGING IN FIELD.
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"SOVIET STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE FORCE"
CHARTS SHOWING DELIVERY VEHICLES SUCH AS ICBM'S, SLBM'S AND BOMBERS FROM 1981 TO 1989. PHOTOS OF ICBMS IN PARADES AND ON LAUNCH PADS. |
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"STRATEGIC FORCE LEVELS" REENTRY VEHICLES CHARTS SHOWING NUMBERS OF ICBM RV'S AND SLBM RV'S FROM 1981 TO 1989.
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"STRATEGIC FORCE LEVELS"
CHART COMPARES MEGA-TONNAGE BETWEEN U.S. AND USSR FROM 1960 TO 1989 |
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"STRATEGIC FORCE COMPOSITION"
CHARTS COMPARE U.S. AND USSR DELIVERY VEHICLES AND WARHEADS. |
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U.S.-USSR ICBM DEVELOPMENTS CHARTS SHOWING VARIETY OF MISSILES. PHOTO SS-9 "SCARP MISSILE ON HUGE VEHICLE.
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SOVIET ICBM DEPLOYMENT SHOWS BREAK DOWN OF NUMBER OF A VARIETY OF ICBMs, SILOS AND LAUNCHERS. MAP OF USSR SHOWING LAUNCH SITES. CHART SHOWS THIRD, FOURTH GENERATION ICBM'S SHOWS WHICH WERE REMOVED, REPLACED OR INTACT.
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MONTAGE DRAWINGS DESCRIBES A VARIETY OF SOVIET MISSILES AND THE METHODS OF LAUNCHING SYSTEMS INCLUDING, MOBILE, RAIL, SILO-BASED. PHOTOS SHOW SS-
18 MOD 5 WITH IMPROVED ACCURACY, GREATER YIELD, HARD- TARGET-KILL-CAPACITY AND IMPROVED RANGE. |
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DRAWING DEPICTING LAUNCH OF FUTURE 5TH GENERATION ICBMs.
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SOVIET SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILES (SLBM'S)
CHART SHOWS NUMBERS AND TYPES PRODUCED FROM 1960 AND PROJECTED TO 2000. PHOTO AND DRAWING. |
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"YANKEE CLASS SSBN'S (SUBMARINES)
CHART SHOWS NUMBERS AND RANGE OF EACH TYPE. MONTAGE PHOTOS DESCRIBE "YANKEE I AND II" CLASS SSBN'S. DRAWINGS SHOW YANKEE NOTCH SSN/SS-N-21 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED MISSILE AND YANKEE SSGN/SS-NX-24 BEING LAUNCHED FROM SUB. |
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"DELTA CLASS SSBN"
CHART SHOWS NUMBERS OF DELTA I THRU IV AND EACH OF THEIR RANGES IN MILES. PHOTO. PHOTO AND NUMBERS OF TYPHOON CLASS SSBN'S ALSO SHOWN. DRAWING SHOWS TYPHOON SUBMARINE SURFACED IN WATERS OF ANTARCTICA AND FIRING AN ICBM. ZOOM OUT MAP OF WORLD, SHOWING SSBN, SSLBM THREAT TO NORTH AMERICA. |
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US-USSR BOMBER DEVELOPMENTS, 1960 TO 1995 (PROJECTED). MONTAGE CHARTS SHOW COMPARISONS IN VARIETY, SIZES OF BOMBERS.
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LONG RANGE BOMBERS:
PHOTOS OF SOVIET "BEAR" AND "BLACKJACK" BOMBERS SHOWING RANGE, SPEED, ARMAMENT. AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM'S) DESCRIBED. |
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PHOTO SOVIET MIDAS TANKER FUELLING SOVIET BOMBER IN MID-AIR.
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SOVIET "STRATEGIC FORCES OPERATIONS". DESCRIBES MISSION.
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DRAWING DESCRIBES "SOVIET STRATEGIC DEFENSE FORCES"
IN ACTION. |
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PHOTO "R-76, MAINSTAY" SOVIET AWAACS PLANE.
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PHOTOS SOVIET MIG-31, "FOXHOUND AND SU-27, "FLANKER"
FIGHTER, BOMBERS. PHOTO MIG-23, "FLOGGER" |
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PHOTO SA-3/GOA MISSILES AND CHARTS OF OTHER SOVIET MISSILES, INCLUDING NUMBERS OF SA-2, 3, 5, 10 AND LAUNCHERS, DRAWINGS SA-10 MISSILE AND VEHICLE, LAUNCHERS, IN FIELD. AND LISTED MISSION,
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"MOSCOW ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM (ABM)"
MISSION LISTED. PHOTO SOVIET PHASED ARRAY RADAR SYSTEM, "KRASNOYARSK" |
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"SOVIET MILITARY SPACE ACTIVITY MISSION SPELLED OUT. (PHOTOS SPACE STATION AND SHUTTLE.)
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"HEAVY LIFT"
CHART SHOWS LIFT-OFF WEIGHTS ROCKET THRUST FOR SPACE LAUNCHING AND VARIETY OF SOVIET ROCKETS. DRAWING OF SPACE SHUTTLE ON ROCKET ON PAD. PHOTOS OF SHUTTLE LANDING, SHUTTLE ON PAD, SHUTTLE BEING CARRIED PIGGY- BACK BY HUGE BOMBER |
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CHART SHOWS ACTUAL AND PROJECTED THRUST OF ROCKETS FROM 1955 TO 2005.
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ANTI-SATELLITE (ASAT) PROGRAMS:
SOVIET HAVES WORLD'S ONLY ASAT CAPACITY, CO-ORBITAL INTERCEPTOR, GROUND BASED LASER. GOAL: SPACE SUPREMACY. |
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
MISSION SPELLED OUT. CHART SHOWS COMPARISONS IN NUMBERS OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS BETWEEN U.S. AND USSR. SOVIET CLEARLY AHEAD. |
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CHART SHOWS U.S. CLEARLY AHEAD IN TECHNOLOGY IN MANY AREAS, SOVIET EQUAL TO U.S. IN SOME, SUPERIOR IN NONE.
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"TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER"
U.S. F-18 FIGHTER AND E-3A (AWAC) ARE SIMILAR TO SOVIET MIG-23 AND "MAINSTAY" (AWAC). "THE CAPITALISTS WILL SUPPLY US THE ROPE WITH WHICH WE WILL HANG THEM" - LENIN. |
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CHART SHOWING COMPARISONS BETWEEN U.S. AND USSR MISSILES, BOMBERS, FIGHTERS AND OTHER AIRBORNE SYSTEMS.
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SOVIET STRATEGIC SYSTEMS SINCE 1980 AND U.S.
COMPARISONS. |
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END.
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