Нью-Йоркская Правда

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Сердцу Нью-Йорк Таймз тревожно в груди:

 

The Cold War was fought as much on an ideological front as a military one, and the Soviet Union often emphasized the sexism and racism of its capitalist opponents — particularly the segregated United States. And the space race was a prime opportunity to signal the U.S.S.R.’s commitment to equality. After putting the first man in space in 1961, the Soviets went on to send the first woman, the first Asian man, and the first black man into orbit — all years before the Americans would follow suit.

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Cosmonaut diversity was key for the Soviet message to the rest of the globe: Under socialism, a person of even the humblest origins could make it all the way up.

 

И это не какой-то там opinion, на что любят ссылаться Яшки-окашки. Это даже не editorial. Это обычная статья, появившаяся и в печатном издании. А стиль - М. А. Суслов и В. Г. Афанасьев позавидовали бы.