Freedom
Unknown
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Description
Mack Reynolds tells a Soviet story of freedom as a catching danger, from Analog, February 1961, with pictures by Schoenherr. Freedom, the tagline warns, spreads like a plague, and even the doctors catch it. Colonel Ilya Simonov crosses Red Square in a Zil aircushion convertible, passes St. Basil's Cathedral and the Moscow River, and heads for the old baroque palace that houses the Ministry.
No flags or signs mark the aged Czarist building, and Simonov, hard, handsome, dedicated, and young for his rank, leaves his car at the curb and walks briskly inside. A plainclothes man eyes him briefly, two guards snap to attention, and Simonov, in mufti, does not answer their salute. Marble halls with antiques lie within, and the tale turns on what freedom does once it slips past such guarded doors.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |