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What a Country!: The Story of Yakov Smirnoff

What a Country!: The Story of Yakov Smirnoff

Everything 80s

March 24, 202124m 26s

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Show Notes

In Soviet Russia, podcast listen to you! Today, we are looking back on the career of the great Yakov Smirnoff. I was a huge fan of his and the story of his life is pretty astonishing.

We'll look at how he was able to break free from the Soviet Union, dealing with a real-life Minister of Jokes, his rise to fame in America, and how it almost all disappeared at the collapse of the Soviet Union. We may also get a message from him at the end...

Show Notes: Yakov Smirnoff

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