In July 1969, I was six years old and living in the Soviet Union, and you may wonder who it the world I could remember just anything about Americans landing on the Moon. But in fact, I do remember!
That summer I was staying in the children sanatorium in Karelia, I was getting colds with the alarming frequency throughout the whole year, so my pediatrician prescribed to me some fresh air and sand beach (I hated being there, by the way, but that’s a separate story).
So one sunny day after the required nap we were gathered in the largest room in the building, and the director of the sanatorium told us grimly, that “Americans landed on the Moon.” I do not really know why I remember this episode so vividly, after all, I was not especially into space theme at that time. But for some reason, I remember even the dress I was wearing on that day and resentment in the voice of the director and the somber expression on her face.
Hettie's Reflections 
I remember it coming on a black and white TV in the late ’60s. Along with England winning the world cup in 1966 and the first episode of Coronation Street which were all TV milestones. (Corry: An English soap-opera series set in the north of England and now a national institution).
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I bet the reaction in England was different from grim acknowledgment in the Soviet Union! By the way, you still didn’t send me your mailing address for the cookies. I can’t transport them magically; I can only bake some magic in 🙂
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