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Greetings, Comrades! This Curious Object is a Soviet lapel pin celebrating one of the most symbolic technological achievements of the 20th century.

After decades of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States for Space Age supremacy, the two superpowers arranged a meeting – in space! – of the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft and the US Apollo.

This badge from 1975 shows the Soviet and US flags above their respective spacecraft and was collected by the late Dr Catherine Cooke, who gathered a remarkable collection of Soviet paraphernalia including badges, cigarette boxes, propaganda posters and ration coupons.

Until next time, Dosvedanya.
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