[Kackikat]

I do understand what you mean, however Kruschev made more headway in his time training Communist Teachers to speak English and Americanize them, so they could come to USA and teach our Children to be good comrades.

IMHO let them have the gas end of the corn market. WE need to use our land for feed not ethanol. The only thing I don’t understand is that if Russia was not conducive to raising corn back then, why would it be now? Canada yes...

[jjotto]

Western Ukraine is the area of rapidly expanding corn production. Most of Russia is a little too cold.

[Dr. Sivana]

if Russia was not conducive to raising corn back then, why would it be now?

Better temperatures in Siberia, and water runoff from the now melting glaciers!