| 1 BRITISH COLUMBIA 27th GPSU Congress tiles = 5 ; Z istoric : RUS stay 2 at. ‘ The Soviet Union’s plans to double “Compare that kind of vision with the the output of the country’seconomyand __ kind of programs that are being put for- eliminate all nuclear weapons by theend __ ward by the Tory government in Canada of the century will have a global impact, or by the Socred government in British B.C. Communist Party leader Maurice Columbia,” he challenged. Rush declared March 14. Rush said the congress placed the _ Rush said the ambitious 15-year pro- “strongest emphasis on the need to grams contained inthe majordocuments _ broaden socialist democracy in all direc- of the Soviet Communist Party’s 27th | tions. bie p Congress make tie: necting "a great bis: “It was pointed out to the congress torical event, not only for the Soviet P€O- that millions of people had taken part in ple, but for the whole world. : the discussion of the draft proposals,” he j ‘ G depos, Cina sais ee oS tte said, noting that some two million meet- 5 . ay secretary ail Sec cola pasted ings were held across the country on the British Columbia Communist Party leader Maurice Rush (c) and Communist - : : > ; program. Party of Quebec general secretary Sam Walsh (r) are greeted by Soviet official. a hall in A! Lomtea oh: eieze. 0 hotel a The result was that some two million . | Wail ‘Gorbachew’s speech was world suggestions for improvement were sent } peace. to the program commission, he said. : : 4 He said the USSR has a 15-year plan He said the congress showed him there 5 = ; | ; to end the arms race that includes cutting _ re “two paths that can be followed by | Sovi et od ssSé ) : by one-half all intercontinental ballistic humanity. rre J i missiles, eliminating all medium-range “One path is the path being pursued ; H missiles’ in Europe and stopping all by imperialism today. If they had their Ss : ; : ee | i research on space-based weaponry dur- _ way, by the year 2000, the planet would DURRELL IN RUSSIA. Gerald and Lee Ihe book is a chronicle of diverse res ing the next five years. bristle with nuclear weapons.” Unem- Durrell. Collins: Toronto, 1986. Cloth. eee ie species.on tha 7 “I’m more convinced than ever that ployment and a continued “driving $26.95. Available at People’s Co-op Book- : , . y : the peace forces in the worldandinCan- down” of working people’s living stand- store. their former population wee * ada have the staunchest defender of ards and can be expected, he said. “Dear Readers! No matter whether you pe Ee ee Oe peace in the peoples of the Soviet Union In the path pointed out by the Soviet are an inhabitant of Arkangelsk or Grodno, ‘and then reintroduced san a native emit and their government, and the Commu- Union, “Big problems will still remain, Riga or Yalta, Paris or Washington, you opment. This breeding, which also nist Party of the Soviet Union,” Rush and peaceful competition between capi- were and are astounded by nature, either _ the purpose of providing animals to said. : talism and socialism will likely still wild or cultured, so dear to everybody, — z09s is what the Durrells call “an excelk On the economic front, the USSR has remain, but the possibility of war will remembered during wanderingsinfaraway “diminishi “id stocks” , om Union as were created in the whole Proven to be so superior to capitalism This introduction to the English guide rain on ¢ver-diminishing WiC Sia - period since the revolution in 1917,” that it will raise the living standards of Bask iD The Aelia Nova reserve en fe Much ingenuity as well as prolong Rush reported. the people, improve the social standards hiner Gere dk A ek ae tee P : effort was required by the Durrells andth | He said the country plans to double its of the people to such a level that capital- f : a : ‘ : h ense team to compile the material for HAI auch ie f ism will not be able to keep the truth of wonder that all people feel at the beauty — The accounts of their exploits are humon income through the use of computers : and bounty that surround us. As our politi- d lling. Descripti drinkh and other innovative technology in the from the people, no matter how much it cians cozy up to the corporations, nature and compelling. Descripiions aa next 15 years. spends on creating a fog of propa- regres h P : local Uzbek wine in large jerry cans : : : y, whether under the specula- _ getting off down mountain valleys in se Details of the economic plan include anda... tor’s bulldozer or the impact of pesticides of ie h iff 1 train. eB raising real individual income to between “I’m convinced after attending this and other pollutants. The Soviet efforts at Y fs Re tee Sy a ue se fo os 60 and 80 per cent, increasing retailtrade conference that the Soviet people will : eee softly across a thick ciderdo wn GRRE st . ; : conservation outlined in this book by the old and green to get to the nest of then : by 80 per cent, building more than two achieve their plans of economic devel- Durrells stand in sharp contrast to the ra 8 gr g : Re ee : eS : ; Pe black stork some four feet deep, six! : billion square metres of housing, and opment, that socialism will enter the 21st and run practices so common in the capital- a40.feet ube om | doubling in spending on health and edu- century as a shining example to the ist world seelbegeig = ro. Ue ee cation, said Rush. people all over the world,” he declared. Askaniya Nova, a preserve of some eg 2 a oe eae 25,000 acres of one of the last areas of pure to ae spot. untouched steppe left in the world, is just 2 one of 19 locations filmed and recorded in a ; journey of over 150,000 miles by the English : s r zoologist Gerald Durrell and his wife Lee, ? Education in co-oper ation an animal behaviorist. Experiencing the S er in con O ret ic a / an d p O litic a / jo urna / four seasons and all the diverse climatic eeg : : zones of the vast Soviet Union, the Durrells ‘ w 1st Viewpoint pre sent a conference have produced an exciting book that gives the life of meaning to the. guidebook intro- : duction they quote. a4 Pa = Whether describing baby spruce as green Th e P ol tl CS and E con om CS as billiard tables, a breed of swans looking = = oe for all the world like “debutantes in welling- f of the R evolutio nin Technolog Y . ton boots,” or a desert hedgehog with ears like a donkey, the images constantly con- veyed by this enticing travelogue of Soviet nature are not only wondrous but warm March 22 and 2 a. 198 6 and welcoming. What makes this book . i 5 such a valuable addition to every coffee King Edward Campus Auditorium table book collection is that all these images 1155 East Broadway, Vancouver © have been captured in over 300 strikingly : beautiful color photos. : What the photos tell us about the human ) * two representatives from Soviet subjects also evokes strong, positive images. : social science academies ag he ee gc aes * William Kashtan, leader, Communist Party of Canada spe ree eR UN Stobienil ae ms i =) ; * David Fairey, trade union researcher conservation. From the CBC TV series for Veteran folk balladeer Pete Set which the book is a companion, the dia- takes to the Vancouver § ; logue of this particular moment says so March 21 for a benefit concer = employed/$4 unemployed, StGCEIES: seniors Se Nace cane eat et behalf of the Council of the _ Register at People’s Co-op Bookstore (in person/by phone) could only be spontaneous and real, Gerald Nation. The concert, to ee : or by writing to: Centre for Socialist Education, Durrell expresses the hope that they can all mpney es the Lyell island *u i, . return to this place and examine what pro- egins at 8 p.m. at the Orphe s #105, 2747 E. Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C., VK 128 Bay teas bee riade Smatdeallacienatid Those. Tickaticoreavallail | Free on-site childcare hearty agreement. This is the stuff of which VTC/CBO outlets. | 4 peaceful coexistence is made. ‘ : . 10 e PACIFIC TRIBUNE, MARCH 19, 1986 » 4 ' | bel | in seat | : | — Timf | Ri +. rt, PP