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Learning from Nizhny Novgorod, Alternate Kennedys, and comparative Matts

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Feb 18, 2022
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I feel like this week’s questions were very serious. February has everyone in a mood.

But I’ve been enjoying doing these, so thanks to everyone who’s participated!

John: Request for reminiscences — Matt was in Perm, Russia for some time a number of years ago (I've been a reader since 2000 — it may have been a *long* time ago!). What does he feel he lear…

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