Soviet sweatshirts and Seward’s folly converge on historical Trump-Putin Alaska summit
When Air Force transport doors opened in Anchorage and Sergey Lavrov stepped into the cool August air, the cameras were ready. Across his chest, in bold Cyrillic letters—CCCP—announced a relic of Soviet pride, hinting at Russia’s grander ambitions for the Arctic as Vladimir Putin seeks to reestablish the USSR’s former stature and power.
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