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How the Computer Got Its Revenge on the Soviet Union


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Soviet BESM computer

The BESM computer, developed by the Soviets in the 1950s, could easily fill a room, and even an auditorium.

Credit: Boris Malinovsky

In 1950, with the Cold War in full swing, Soviet journalists were looking desperately for something to help them fill their anti-American propaganda quota.

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