<DIV>Concerning the first two questions - both are fair and printable. The third, sorry, little "interest and profiits" in the mainstream media to be made. I'lll do my best. <BR><BR><B><I>T Fast <tfast@yorku.ca></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the nature of the Soviet Revolution I would like the following asked.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looking back would you characterize the former Soviet system as a genuine attempt at socialism or rather a form state lead capitalist development?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>or,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What do you consider to be the positive accomplishments of the revolution and do you think they can be squared with the political economy of Russia's present developmental trajectory?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the role of the former</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How would you characterize the role of the former Soviet Union in the post colonial development projects in the third world in general and Africa in particular.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"><A href="http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk">ilman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</A></BLOCKQUOTE>___________________________________<BR>http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p> <hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br><a href="http://vote.yahoo.com">vote.yahoo.com</a> - Register online to vote today!