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The Soviet Century: Archaeology of a Lost World

by Karl Schlögel

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · April 30, 2023

Life behind the iron curtain

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An encyclopaedic and richly detailed history of daily life in the Soviet Union, examining everything from the planned economy, the railway system, and the steel city of Magnitogorsk to cookbooks, parades, and the iconic perfume Red Moscow.

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