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Dnieper Cruise Evokes Mark Twain Era in USSR
A Soviet riverboat trip on the Dnieper from Kiev to the Black Sea echoes 19th century Mississippi scenery with sidewheelers, market crowds, and gendered social scenes. First class passengers tour mahogany cabins amid radios and electric razors while peasants sell produce on lower decks.
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Cherkassy
Ussr
Dnieper
Mississippi
Mark Twain
Russia
Kiev
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Hannibal
Aslsun