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Research Article

A cultural heritage for national liberation? The Soviet-Somali historical expedition, Soviet African studies, and the Cold War in the Horn of Africa

Pages 1185-1202 | Received 06 Dec 2018, Accepted 02 Sep 2019, Published online: 23 Sep 2019

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