`Kremlin Kiss' Makes Unexpected Comeback

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: May 6, 1994| Author: Fred Hiatt | Copyright information

MOSCOW The collapse of communism brought joy to some and misery to others, but it produced one change that it seemed everyone could cheer: the demise of the Kremlin kiss.

No longer would our breakfasts be upset by photos of communist bigwigs nuzzling each other's five o'clock shadows and smacking each other on the lips.

But now it seems the Politburo smack may be back. On his recent return from a Black Sea vacation, in a clear departure from recent protocol, Russian Presiden...

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