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Ivan Sees Corn and Chats With Yankee Capitalist
A Khrushchev-inspired piece depicts Ivanov and farmer Jones aboard a train at Beaver Junction discussing corn, capitalism, and the Soviet Union. The dialogue contrasts communist ideals with American farming, cars, and bread preferences as they part at a midwestern station. The piece notes 82 percent of American consumers favor white bread.
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Beaver Junction
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Ivan Serveyevitch
Soviet Union
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United States
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Krooshev
Nikita
Gospodin Jones
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