European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Homeward bound russian soldiers March past tanks loaded on railway cars at a train station in Eastern Germany. Russian soldiers leave Good life behind by dance Gay Scripps Howard news service he old soviet train Waits _ _ at the shabby station in Runsdorf Germany As russian soldiers doze or pack up their belongings to leave. Quot the atmosphere Here is depressing there s an end of the line feeling Quot said Sergei Markin a 31 year old Cossack dancer attached to the red army band. After serving seven years in Germany Markin said it s become so painful living in a half deserted Barracks that he can t wait until the final departure military ceremonies on aug. 31 so he can return to Moscow. Most in the More serious branches of the red army already have been withdrawn along with the tanks and missiles they manned. Once the largest soviet Garrison outside of the soviet Union there Are fewer than 60,000 red army soldiers left at the sprawling Runsdorf base. And the number gets smaller each Day As the 7 . Train pulls out for Moscow leaving behind  troops and color guards which remain behind for the Farewell March out of Berlin this summer. Not All Are Happy to go. Even in the declining Days of communism a tour of East Germany was a Plum Job for red army soldiers Moscow used to ensure that satellite states got the choicest provisions and Best supplies to keep them Happy. A but with the collapse of the soviet Empire there s nothing to go Back to and at least Here they have a roof Over their Heads. Quot it s easier living Here. There is wealth Quot said Marie mos Jizaya 30, _ ukrainian who earns $30 a Day Selling carpets on the Black Market. Quot i make More in a Day Here than i can make in a month in Kiev sgt. Vitali Kalinsky 49, feels bitter and Defeated returning to the political and economic chaos of his Homeland leaving behind Ai once Defeated Germany that is the prosperous powerhouse of Europe. The soviets lost More than 600,000 men in the Battle for Berlin in 1945, its easier living on Germany. 1 make More in a Day Here than i can make in a month in  ukrainian Marie mos Treya he recalls but few speak of that. Victory these Days. And there Are even fewer who can say How it is that vast Russia with All of its natural wealth has fallen on such hard times. Quot i never came Here with a feeling of Victory. But Here in the Germany of today i feel defeat Quot Kalinsky said. Quot and 1 cannot imagine How this could have  Kalinsky will retire from the military when he gets Home but his family will a veto move in with his Mother. Because he does t have an apartment a end won t be Able to afford one on his $90 monthly retirement Check. Quot yes i am bitter and i blame the politicians Quot he said. Quot what is their response to the soldiers but just throw them out and leave them sitting no a one cares what happens to us Quot while the rank and file Gripe and fret about their Bleak futures the brass is determined to make this withdrawal a clean one  time. Gen. Matvei Burlakov the red army commander in Germany has vowed that Quot not one russian Bullet grenade or mine will be left Quot when the last Soldier leaves. The russians Are proud that some 700,000 tons of ammunition reportedly including dear munitions have been sent Back to Russia without a mishap and that most of the 4,200 tanks 6,200 armoured personnel carriers 3,600 artillery pieces and 1,350 planes and helicopters that once filled Winsdorf s grounds have been moved to Russia. Germany has financed most of it contributing $9 billion in direct. Payments and $2 billion in Loans for the Transfer and for the construction of new apartments in the former soviet Union for the troops. But the russians complain that Only 65 percent of the promised housing has been built and that Many of the officers Are returning to live in Barracks or tents. An English speaking red army political officer who did t want to give his name said part of the problem is that the brass Back Home have already picked the choicest new apartments for themselves and the housing crunch is such that it s impossible to find lodging. To live honestly in our system is not possible these Days Quot he said. Quot it would be a Good thing to stay Here. Everyone understands that life Here is much better. But that is  Short subject dutch closing door on Asylum seekers by Mike Corder the associated press As a polish Gypsy roman thought a had it made applying for political Asylum in the Netherlands a traditional Haven for the oppressed. It his chances Are no longer that Good. Roman is part of a growing refugee army that has prompted the Cash strapped dutch welfare state to rethink its open door policy. Over the centuries refugees drawn by the Netherlands religious and cultural toleration have enriched dutch intellectual and artistic life. The dutch sheltered French Huguenots _ Pilgrim fathers the French philosopher Descartes and jewish teen Ager Anne Frank. But space Money and patience Are growing Short and the government has announced a strategy to bar Asylum hoppers those economic refugees who trawl Europe for the Best Deal. A. A a a a a a a teams Are being sent to Borders to grab entering Asylum seekers. New centers Wilt decide within 24 hours if a refugee May even apply for Asylum. Anyone arriving from a country considered Safe will be turned Back. That Means no Asylum for those coming from Germany and Belgium the major entry Points. In addition the Netherlands Belgium Germany and Luxembourg have agreed to bar one another a Asylum rejects. Asylum seekers now Are crammed into unused army Barracks hotels and even tour boats. A record 5,900 arrived in March and they Are still coming. Government sympathy has worn thin for All but the Small fraction it considers legitimate political refugees. Quot racist attacks and people burning Down Gypsy Homes Are happening More ail the. Time a roman 31, said in urging his Case for Asylum. He would give Only his first name. Quot in be heard that the trend in Western Europe is to close the Borders but 1 thought Holland was a More tolerant  it was a until disintegration of the soviet bloc the yugoslav conflict and various civil wars set off a vast migration to wealthy Western Europe the largest groups of Asylum seekers now come from former Yugoslavia and Somalia. The invasion is hampering dutch efforts to whittle Down Cradle to grave social benefits. About 50,000 Long term illegal aliens already Are living in the Netherlands and even drawing benefits. This puts a great Strain on the Netherlands which has 15 million people and 9 percent unemployment. The Cost of tending Asylum seekers this year is Likely to top $830 million 20 times the  the renowned dutch museum system. Two gypsies await word on Asylum. Monday May 9, 1994 the stars and stripes