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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reaches 27. Deferments are rare. In any army, a recruit's life is uncomfortable at best. The Soviet army is no exception. The new recruit sleeps in tents in summer. In winter he sleeps in bleak barracks where he has a bunk, night table and a tiny cupboard for toilet articles. Once a week, many platoons visit the nearby steam bath (the traditional Russian form of bathing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Life in the Soviet Army | 5/4/1970 | See Source »

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