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Life in the Soviet Union: A Journey Through the 1970s, 1980s, and Beyond
As the curtain of the 1970s pulls back on the Soviet Union, a nation characterized by its vast expanses and ambitious achievements in the realm of space travel and military might emerges. Though the early accolades of the USSR—a feat of suffocating a dog in orbit and detonating the largest nuclear bomb—now feel like distant memories, the underlying spirit of the time encompasses the mores of Soviet life amid a crumbling facade of luxury and governance.