Super one-upmanship

By and Taylor Downing Taylor Downing2008-09-26T00:00:00

Trabant P70 Coupé designed in East Germany by Walter Ende, 1954.

Source: Die Neue Sammlung/A Laurenzo

The Cold War was more than just an arms race, it was a cultural battle between superpowers determined to prove their superiority. Taylor Downing explores the conflict all over again at the V&A’s latest exhibition

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