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Less is Mir: if you think your lockdown is bad, consider this poor guy

27 March 2020 - 09:00 By tom eaton
Tom Eaton Columnist
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Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov, his record-breaking space stint at last over, toasts with a cup of hot tea as he sits in an armchair.
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov, his record-breaking space stint at last over, toasts with a cup of hot tea as he sits in an armchair.
Image: Reuters

If the next 21 days are feeling like rather a lot, think of Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov.

As you go round and round your home, consider how he went round and round Earth ... in a tin can.

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