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Family cut off from humanity for 40 years

flyingsnail · 2013-02-10 21:53:13

I came across this in AH and thought it would be appreciated here. For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of WWII http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/For-40-Years-This-Russian-Family-Was-Cut-Off-From-Human-Contact-Unaware-of-World-War-II-188843001.html

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10-02-2013 10:53pm

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flyingsnail

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I came across this in AH and thought it would be appreciated here.
For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of WWII

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/For-40-Years-This-Russian-Family-Was-Cut-Off-From-Human-Contact-Unaware-of-World-War-II-188843001.html

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#2 10-02-2013 11:01pm
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It was in the ongoing tinfoil hat thread the other day! Class story!

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056466228?page=41

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#3 10-02-2013 11:10pm
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woops, I didnt see that.

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#4 11-02-2013 12:25am
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Deserves its own thread in fairness because not everyone would read the other one!

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#5 16-02-2013 3:15am
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If there isn't a filum/documentary on it there should be

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#6 16-02-2013 10:19pm
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Absolutely fascinating. The bit about the cellophane wrap brought back something my mother said about her childhood. Plastic was seen a great invention by her parents.

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#7 19-02-2013 3:48pm
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Absolutely incredible how people could survive such extreme conditions

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