{"id":39244,"date":"2022-07-01T17:07:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.limbicnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=39244"},"modified":"2022-07-01T17:07:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:07:56","slug":"the-enduring-appeal-of-post-soviet-abandonalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limbicnutrition.com\/blog\/the-enduring-appeal-of-post-soviet-abandonalia\/","title":{"rendered":"The enduring appeal of post-Soviet abandonalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.limbicnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"661\" data-attachment-id=\"39247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.limbicnutrition.com\/blog\/the-enduring-appeal-of-post-soviet-abandonalia\/image-1\/#main\" 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