Friday, November 17, 1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Panel of 4 discusses East Europe, Russia
The countries of Eastern Europe want to be economically independent from the Soviet Union, but they cannot afford to be politically independent.
J. Piekalkiewicz, assistant professor of political science, gave this opinion Thursday in a panel of two KU professors and two graduate students who discussed the "Changing face of Eastern Europe."
Anna Cienciala, assistant professor of history, said there is a "national type of communism in each of these countries." Because of this modification there is no longer a solid Communist bloc and each country has more freedom.
Richard Von Ende, graduate student in political science, said
Yugoslavia wants aid from both major powers while retaining independence as its policy. "If Yugoslavia winks at the Soviet Union, the United States turns its back," he said.
According to Randall Oestreucher, graduate student in political science, now is the opportune time for American interest to develop in Eastern European politics.
"But the time may go by before the U.S. takes the interest," Oestreucher said.
Piekalkiewicz said the U.S. policy towards Eastern Europe consists of two contradictory trends. The first is "building bridges" to these countries through cultural exchanges and economic aid. The second is "hitting Eastern Europe as hard as possible" because of its support to North Vietnam.
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