In Soviet days, a decree from on high might have silenced the debate.

The big difference, compared with the bad old Soviet days, was that there were observers around to record how the election went.

He was very significant for revealing what life was like in the Soviet days.

Isn't there some political comment about the Soviet days being made in at least some of his films?

In the Soviet days of restricted commerce, the town acquired local fame for its weekend market.

A 500-day food reserve left from Soviet days is now gone.

But in later Soviet days, they began to decline.

At the same time, however, international travel, virtually nonexistent in Soviet days, has doubled.

"They are doing this the way sausage was sold in the Soviet days," he said.

But Russian scientists who worked there in Soviet days and now run the place say otherwise.