Soviet safari
Travelers in Moscow can still find disquieting traces of the USSR
Posted: November 8, 2009 at 3:44 a.m.
Tourists at the souvenir stands on the edge of Red Square smirk and chuckle as they buy T-shirts emblazoned with Lenin’s glowering visage and Soviet propaganda posters. But 20 years ago, the Soviet Union was no joke.
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Travel, Pages 56 on 11/08/2009
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