KARPOVICH DISCUSSES RUSSIA IN BROADCAST

Stating that "most observers would agree that Russia is far from having realized the ideal of complete social equality," Michael Karpovich, assistant professor of History, last night discussed the subject "Russia: Twenty Years After" in the eighth broadcast of the series sponsored by the Guardian.

"The new Soviet constitution, with all its ostensibly democratic features, will not make any difference whatsoever," said Karpovich in discussing the social features of the Russian political system.

In the last few years, Russia seems to have become increasingly conscious of the great possibilities offered by her Asiatic possessions, and has asserted herself as a great colonizing and assimilating power, he said.

"The Russian Empire," stated Karpovich, "has survived essentially intact in a new form under a new name. The unity of the whole is secured by the growing economic need and cultural ties, and by an equally growing consciousness of common interest and common historical fate."