Sentence:  It contained , for example , a number of curious admissions about the peasants , who enjoy no sickness benefits , no old-age pensions , no paid holidays ; they still benefit far less than the `` other '' 50 per cent of the nation from that `` welfare state '' which the Soviet Union so greatly <WSD>prides</WSD> itself on being . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be proud of