Caring for casualties of price reform

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Ella Pamfilova, 38, has been the Russian Minister for Social Welfare for four months and the main role of this former trade unionist is to help those affected by price liberalisation. Her ministry specifically looks after people who cannot earn a living such as the old, invalids, large families, single-parent families, refugees and homeless people. Benefits are adjusted to reflect price rises but the budget is limited. The minimum monthly old age pension is 342 rubles, a loaf costing three and meat 100. She is a great supporter of Boris Yeltsin, admires the bravery of his policies and says that such measures should have been taken years ago.

Behavior, Social policy, Russia, Welfare, Public assistance, Pamfilova, Helen

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Travel KGB and spy on the world

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Ex-KGB agents from Russia have contributed to a guide book entitled 'The KGB's Travel Guide to the Cities of the World'. KGB agents were the only Russians who used to be allowed out of the country, but now other Russians are free to travel if they can afford to do so. Others can afford to read the book at only 3 pounds sterling. The publication, which has few pictures and maps, does not disclose any secrets, but gives advice on what to do, what to wear, and where to eat when travelling overseas.

Works, Travel books, Soviet Union. KGB

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KGB's fight to counter the cunning chaps in smart suits

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Military intelligence officer Oleg Penkovsky, who passed secrets to UK businessman Greville Wynne, did most damage to the Soviet Union, according to Mikhail Lyubimov, who became head of the British section at KGB headquarters after being expelled from the UK in 1965. Penkovsky's actions made the west aware that Khrushchev was bluffing during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. It was hard for the UK to recruit agents in the Soviet Union, as there was extensive KGB surveillance.

Interview, Spies, Lyubimov, Mikhail

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