Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Prominent Capitalize
Tells of Moscow rip
The NeiII Phillips Spend Two Weeks
In Russia as Guests of the BohIens

pictures Of Malenkov by himself.
He was usually pictured with all
the members of the Politburo.
OF her general impressions of
Moscow. Mrs. Phillips said every
one seemed in a big hurry to go
on about their business. People
don't stop and chat on the
street.
THE mems clothing all looked
alike and seemed rather shabby,
as did the women'S," she said.
II saw some girls wearing lip
stick and their hairdoes were
generally shoulder-length with
very stiff permanentS."
According to Mrs. Phillips, you
see women working everywhere
bricklaying, painting, using an
automatic drill, digging bitches
and sweeping the streets.
Did she go on any shopping
sprees? NO" Mrs. Phillips re-
piled. Everything was too ex-
pensive. We exchanged oul
money at the legal rate of 4
rubles to the dollar" (The real
value is generally quoted at 16
to H.
"The stores seemed more
abundant in quantity than quail
ity and there were many Chinese
goods. Little lacquered boxes
from China cost 200 rubles. which
meant $50 to us-So you can see
why I didn't buy anything" she
added.
The Phillips, Of course, wen
to the ballet and were not dis
appointed. They saw the Stan
islavsky Ballet do the traditional
Swan Lake and the Ukraniar
Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatel
perform a superb folk ballet.
what I hadn't realized about
Russian ballet" she said. "is they
have all sizes and types Of dane
ers. If the hero is a great biz
man, they have one dancing thu
role-and he does 1t just al
gracefully as a smaller person.
Visit to Tomb
The Phillips were permitted
to visit the tomb of Lenin ant
Stain. The day they went ther'
was a line of people over a mill
back waiting to go in. The Amer
lean visitors were taken to thu
front Of the line by man from
the foreign Office and togethe,
they proceeded very slowly. as IL
a funeral procession. toward thu
tomb along q route lined will
MVD men.
"It took us IS or 20 minute
at this pace to get to the tomb
entrance, and here stood soldier
at rigid attention. I was toll
they are changed every Is min
utes. Inside were two corpses 81
life-like it was unbelievable
even the hair seemed absolutel!
real" she said.
| Admiral and Mrs. Phillips wer
unable to get permission to Sc
the Kremlin and had to be con
tent with viewing it from tn
outside.
Behind the red brick crenel
lated walls one can see building
covering many periods and type
of architecture. Some OF tn
| loveliest of these are the 18tl
century buildings of pale yellow
stucco topped with green onion
shaped domeS covered with gol'
stars" she said.
On to Leningrod
The Phillips also spent a da!
and q half in Leningrad. Tor
merly called st. Petersburg
Once they left Moscow they wer'
in the hands Of Intourist. tn
official Russian travel agency
High-lighting their stay ther'
was o trip to the famous mu
scum, the Hermitage. which 4
part Of the Winter Palace
started by Peter the Great.
1.-The museum has an extraor'
binary collection Of % Rem
brandts and works by man!
great masters including d.
Vinci, 0iorgione. Botticelli. The!
also have works Of the 1mpreS
sionists-Degas. Cezanne. None
and Manet-which were onc'
banned in Russia o. decaden
art" she said.
In Leningrad they boarded thu
train which was to take them Il
Finland. And from the time
they got on until they arrived
in Viborg they were not allowed