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Professor Tricia Starks' presentation went into the complicated cultural history of cigarette usage in Russia. (Adam Rubin / The Signpost)

Marlboro Man and Russia

Adam Rubin March 11, 2020

Many years ago, a Russian soldier was in the midst of battle when his tobacco pipe broke. He dumped the pellet and powder from his charge and filled his tissue with tobacco, effectively lighting up the...

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