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Re:The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1k ‘Lost’ Varieties by sidewndr46 on Sunday January 22, 2023 @08:23PM (#34484306)
I don't understand "komandirovkas" in this context. Was he a Warsaw pact or Soviet intelligence agent working in the GDR? Or was he West German but traveled to East Germany for one reason or another?
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Re:The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1k ‘Lost’ Varieties by genocidicbunny on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:35AM (#34501944)
No much simpler than that. On-site work effectively, but more centrally-driven and controlled.
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