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Internet did not exist. Given the tensions of the Cold War, it is quite surprising that this event happened at all. Most of us aren't scholars, we're members of the general public. If Sovietologists and agricultural specialists have since concluded it was a bad deal, then by all means let us write an extensive section called "The Great Grain Robbery", and give middle-aged people seeking to refresh their memories more information as to what has come out during the intervening years regarding the negative aspects.
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