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Professor: Sovie BY CHERE COPE "In Russia. the dress, cars, building are all behind the times. But the Russians look at it in a different way-they just try to keep things simple, nothing fancy, and put all their money into science and the military," says Dr. J. L. Faust, USC professor of engineering. Faust recently returned from 11 days at a scientific congress in Russia. According to Faust, life is more inhibited in Russia than in the states. "They are quite strict on sex over there. A colleague of mine had a Playboy magazine taken away from him at customs, because they classified it as 'pornographic material' and wouldn't allow it in to the country. You don't see short skirts-they fall about down to the knee. In Armenia, the southern portion of Russia where the scientific congress was held, women even wore their dresses down to the floor." refutes this picture. Many people have a picture of Russia an unsmiling, stern that consists of cold, unspirited people they get together, or v going about their business on virtually them, they laugh and empty streets patrolled by guards. Faust else. The streets are NOW SERVING WEEKDAYS BREAKFAST BURGER 7:30-9:30 KING COLLEGE & SUMTER Roof Jewelers REGISTERED DIAMONO RINGS Welcome Student Credit 3 Locations To Serve You 1221 Taylor Rosewood Shopping Center 503 12th St. W. Columbia Starting Next Week More SHORT COURSES Camping RH 312 Th 8 Winemaking RH 307 M 8 Chess RH 306 M 8 Women's Lib Currell 104 T 7 Greek Cooking Baptist Center T 7 Flower Arranging RH 312 M 7 Contemporary Politics RH 323 T 8 Courses Start Oct. 9 - 16 For Further Information Contact RH Information Desk. Unlo 3T Che people do have pproach, but when hen you get to know unwind as anybody just like American Fab )Artl Arthur I taste of i revived tailored plaids o1 You'll aj Richard Use yo ACCOUI easily o] l)OW~ I)'T('ll n behind the ones, perhaps cleaner, but it won't be that way for long. It is very crowded, except there are not as many cars due to the high prices. They rely more on public trans :portation." Shopping in Russia is much like America, says Faust. There are depart ment stores, supermarkets, automobile sales. "Although they're not doing such a booming business-the standard of living there is generally lower, and not many people can afford cars". In order to get stable currency into the country, the Russians maintain "stable hard currency stores." The only money that these stores will accept is that of countries that use "hard," or "stable" money, such as Canada, the States, or Britian. "To entice the people there, they have merchandise that can't be bought in other stores, or the prices are very much lower. For instance, Cognac, if bought in these stores with foreign currency, can be had for the equivalent of two rubles, while in other stores that accept Russian rubel, it would cost about seven. A- ruble is equivilant to about $1.40. Foreign money is very much in demand there. On the black ulous clothing 1 Liur Richards' lichards caters to the good Fashion aware men. They've the classic vested suit, of fine wools in bold glen r classic traditional stripes. ;ree it's fabulous by Arthur S. jr GAMECOCK CHARGE V4T. If you don't have one, pen one today. Park 2 hours FREE in the Municipal Parking Building. old favorite dvlooks are st deep flared exclusive P no iron eas< DOWNTOWN & D NTO'(WN OPEN FIDIAY 'TIL 9 P.M. ISl'AREC OPIEN MNAv - nenA imes. market, people will pay up to four rubles for one American dollar." Russian education stresses heavily discipline and sports. "Besides regular P. E., each child must pick a sport and stay with it throughout his education concentrate on it and develop it. School there is similar to the European method," continues Faust. "A child attends school until the age of 14 or so, and if his grades are good enough, he is sent on to higher education. If not, he takes up a trade. This is not of choice. If you want to go to college, you can't unless the state sends you. They also tell you where you must go to school or work." Russian propaganda tries to paint a definite picture of a classless society, but this is not the case, according to Faust. "Like they say, it's all one class if you're in the right one. For instance, scientists hold a very high position in Russian society. They have very nice apartments, and often a summer place where they can get away. Guests of the Academy of Science, as I was, are very quickly provided for; if we (please see Russia, P. 15) 64 by t<, owshr.As irie rvvl fa Th a eodcmfr n ra onlsr. Aaibed ireialton erma-No-Press-treated fabric for UTCH SQUARE' -OTIIER D)AYS 'TIL 6 P.M. 'TI. 9 .M._SAT . 'TIL 6 P.M