One Million Spy Thrillers

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One Million Spy Thrillers

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Feb 9, 2018

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Unearthing stories of the construction of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.Borimir Totev talks with Niall Hobhouse from Drawing Matter, Economist writer, Tim Abrahams, and Pushkin House Director, Clem Cecil, about architectural visualisations, realities on the ground, and a few of President Trump's tweets.This podcast episode was edited and produced for Pushkin House by Borimir Totev.

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Feb 9, 2018

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