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the 1959 Sokolniki Park exhibition, where Khrushchev debated kitchens with Nixon, and citizens admired the latest TV sets

The Soviet genius who tried to beat capitalism at its own game

6 December 2017

The USSR once believed it could catch up with or even overtake the US. If it had listened to one of its brightest mathematical stars, that might have been true
sleeping artwork

Night exercises: The intense workout we all do in our sleep

6 December 2017

You never really sleep like a log. Instead we all twitch, talk and even walk around as our dreaming brains rehearse our waking movements

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