Russia - Soviet Union

1962 - Angry Yevgeni beams on Britain. Russia Angry young man, Yevgeni Yevtushenko, flew into Britain last night with a Western haircut, a beaming smile and dark-haired wife, Galya. The 28-year-old poet whose critical verse has caused head scratching in the in the Kremlin arrived at London Airport as a guest of the British council, his coats for a fortnight under the Anglo-Soviet cultural exchange pact. Yevgeni, whose poetry readings have packed Moscow theatres with swooning teenagers, refused to be drawn on his implied criticism of soviet life

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28-year-old Anglo-soviet Beaming Beams Caused Critical Criticism Dark-haired Flew Fortnight Galya Haircut Implied Packed Pact Readings Refused Scratching Swooning Theatres Verse Yevgeni Yevtushenko

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