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Yeltsin in Texas! How a Houston Grocery Store Ended the Cold War (and Inspired a Great American Musical)

Yeltsin in Texas! How a Houston Grocery Store Ended the Cold War (and Inspired a Great American Musical)

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In 1989, Boris Yeltsin walked into a Houston supermarket, and walked out ready to end an empire. What he saw in Texas that day would shake the foundations of the Soviet Union.

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On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday. Special thanks to composer Evan Mack for letting us play a clip of “Make Your Move,” from his original opera Yeltsin in Texas. Learn more at evanmack.com. And thanks to Yelena Biberman for sharing her story. Check out her excellent podcast How to Kill a Superpower.

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