March 15th, 2013 by Brendan I. Koerner
Having been raised to think that all of the Soviet Bloc resembled the drab realm depicted in this infamous Wendy’s ad, I’m...
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February 1st, 2013 by Brendan I. Koerner
Working-class apartment blocks—particularly those built by authoritarian governments—don’t exactly have stellar aesthetic...
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August 24th, 2012 by Brendan I. Koerner
Our eternal gratitude to whoever posted the full text of What to Do When the Russians Come, one of great artifacts of Cold War literature....
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July 5th, 2012 by Brendan I. Koerner
Quite some time ago, I posted about classic Soviet animation that hilariously stereotyped America as a Darwinian nightmare. As someone who...
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March 13th, 2012 by Brendan I. Koerner
When I first traveled in the post-Soviet world many moons ago, one thing that struck me was how all the restaurant menus listed foods by...
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