COMMENTS ON SALISBURY'S EPILOGUES CONCERNING THE SINO-SOVIET RIFT

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• Publication Date: July 11, 1961
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COMMENTS ON SALISBURY'S EPILOGUES CONCERNiNG THE
5/NO-SOVIET RIFT
In his epilogue endtled "Talks Revised by Pravda, "in the
II July 1961 issue of The, New York Times, Harrieon Saliebury
eaid that in Pravdals vernion, the word "unity" us d by Chen Ti in
his interview with the Canadian correspondents was changed pure
pat;e/y in many cases to "solidarity." He differentiates the mee
ing of the Russian word for "solidarity, " "gkeshe. ost"
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for "unity" "stadinstvo" the more COUZIMOR, traneliteratio OA No.
"edinutVo") and asserts that "the subetituti
of ''sobSdaritYl ffOLDER NO1
is not accidental or a mere vagary of translation. " c1,19TAL DOCS HEREIN
basis of this point he reaffirms hes general conclusion and long
Atanding conviction that "the /Chen,/ statement served to em?hasine
the exiatence of serious differences between the two Communist
powers /the USSR and Communist China/. "
In Chen Yi's original statement he used the word "tgua:e-chici,
ft5,46: which means "to cohere, " "an alliance" or'hffilia-
tion" for which the Russian word "2 1,2y2s1221yAnost" is the most pertineet
verai0210 The Russian word "edinstvo" or "unity" is in the maiaz, the
beet translation for the Chinese phrases ''t"ung-i"
or "I-chile"
ttFt.)
which in general mean "unity," "union, "
or "unification, " such a moral or political unity, unity of action,
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'An PeIdsisr, "edinstvo" or "unity" means "connection," "association, "
"tttrnbination, " or "indivisibility? " e0 go the philosoilhical term
1.777.4..ty of opposite, or the "'combination of theory s.nd practice. "
The word "edinstvo" or "unity" is often used in such instances as
w,74.0.** of opinions and views, community of interests (unity of purpose
tntittning identity of purpose)). The word "splochennont" is often used
such instances as unity of opinions and views, community of inter-
ttits. unity of purpose meaning identity of purpose The word
plochennost" i often used in a much stronger sense. It not only.
-q,74i'47.file a given situation such as "unity, " "union:. " "unification, "
"combination, "but also implies strength" and the effect and
-nce of combined fore*. It may be pertinent to quote the usage
splochennoet" given in Irshakov"s dictionary of Russian. Languages
.1.13olsheviks aniseed the world with their ueplochennost" or
tielidarity." The rules of the VliCPitb also uses such phraseology
,t.tt party is strong with its solidarity. " Thus when the word
"t.t.linstvo" is used to connote the idea of the Chinese term "feueint.
"it means exactly the same as "solidarity" or "splooliensweit. "
According to Vielifiter"s Nempol_legate Dictionam and the
IL)rford University Dictionary:, the word "wally" is defined as "State
4..q' being one singleness?, absence at diversity', "or "concord ? bar-
snitloir accord;', uniformity." Its synonyms are "solidarity,. integrity?
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TtIs. former SOtirrICe /1!tsA 01,1,!1 "Ur"C'' tharAixt.n on,Fno ,?
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.hich wv-;-ried mad div,rerm:1r thgt,n uniffvrm j fAlli
27111orn*tii we. its p 9-tv;; implieP5 that. unity in ;1. group, orAncm,;
-crarnutdtv, etc _ . that -erobT,e I it to experA ttN.03:474tirtg4,-, :rannifeNt
strength, or exert its influence ag ore. Thiris ,me dic4ionarif
olidarity" as "RD ertire union ail interest and rtbprxmothilii.,.
ties in a groulx, cmrourity of intore.ots, objectivego, standard "
The Oxford Uni 674 Mctionary de m "solidarity" "the hket.:
or quality:, co the part of conturatnitiesh etc of being perfeotlyt
united or at one in some respect, cep,' 111 interesto sympathies?
asiipir.ations, " and 'tomiourivr or perfecri ccI.incidelice of
tween interests. " tt is eviderik that tuilike wh4 Salisbury claimed.,
the word "tiolidaritty" used to th 07,4,14. C nVeZt p?obablty more
pertinent and stronger than the T?crd "unity.. "
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