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Neal Stephenson – Dawn of the Atomic Age

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Steel and Ideology: The Birth of Magnitogorsk

This chapter explores the historical backdrop of Magnitogorsk, a city born from Stalin's ambitions as a steel production hub amid intense ideological battles of the 1930s. It examines the collaboration of American engineers with Soviet projects, while revealing the harsh conditions faced by laborers and the contrasting labor movements within the United States.

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