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Fear and curiosity map postwar Soviet life in brief
An Associated Press witness recounts life in Moscow as fear fades yet memory lingers. Russians casually seek American magazines records and dollars, while risks persist for open association with foreigners, highlighted by anecdotes of Komsomol denouncements and a wary Kremlin tightrope.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Metropol
Siberia
Kremlin
United States
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Komsomols
Th Party
Khrushchev
Stalin
Communist Party