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A comment on Color Photos of Stalin-Era Soviet Union Taken by a US Diplomat.

Re:Color Photos of Stalin-Era Soviet Union Taken by a US Dip... by obezyian on Sunday June 14, 2026 @06:39AM (#48525954)
> store №20

> MEAT. FISH.

That's some Edward Bernays-level trickery right there. /s

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Re:Color Photos of Stalin-Era Soviet Union Taken by a US Dip... by decimalenough on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @09:26AM (#48554963)
Reminds me of the old Soviet joke of somebody going to the butcher and asking if they have fish. The butcher responds we only have no meat here, you need to go to the fish shop if you want no fish.
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