18 FEBRUARY 1984, page 7

No Change, More Decay

Bohdan Nahaylo Despite the Soviet system's well-known L lack of adequate provisions for resolv- ing a succession crisis, for the second time in 15 months there has been a......

Glad Confident Mourning?

Frank Johnson T his is the capital for which the death of the world's most important Communist traditionally poses problems of tone, eti- quette, and nuance unknown to Washing-......