The Soviet public has had only a few glimpses of the physicist since his release.

The Soviet public has seemed generally indifferent to the new government plan.

His voice was instantly recognizable by the Soviet public.

So far the Soviet public has been kept in the dark about the dispute.

It was withheld from the Soviet public for two years before being released in the new climate of openness.

The authorities evidently have not decided that the Soviet public is ready for the news of the prisoner releases.

But it does not necessarily buy hope, patience or loyalty from the Soviet public.

He added that the shuttle was seen by much of the Soviet public as a "white elephant."

His analysis contradicts much of the rationale presented to the Soviet public to justify the war.

The self-surgery captured the imagination of the Soviet public at the time.