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Show . ; ; Easy Divorce Novelty ; ; :: Wears Off in RussU V. ', ! Moscow.- The novelty of ', ; easy divorce In Soviet Rua- ; ! ! sla hat worn oft and the nuin- ! ! ; ; ber of persons to take advsn- ; . tage of the "new domestic ' ' ! freedom" has decreased sharp- ly tn the last six months. Although the divorce rate ' is still one of the highest in the world, figures obtained ', from the state planning com- 1 mission showed 8,000 divorces ! and 16.795 marriages, or j ; a about 630 divorces to every ! ' ' 1,000 marriages, as compared ' ' I to 636 In 1930. ' ', V The cities had the greatest ; ; divorce rate, but Ml were low- . . 1; er than in 1928, when there J; were 800 divorces to every ) ', 1.000 marriages. ) ) |