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"Not invented here" alert: the BBC neglect to mention that the Soviets (and then the Russians) have been using this route commercially since 1935: http://en.wik
by cstross 17y ago
"Not invented here" alert: the BBC neglect to mention that the Soviets (and then the Russians) have been using this route commercially since 1935: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_east_passage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_east_passage .
- stse 17y agoI think the point is that it was done without the help of ice-breakers.