6 June: Tetris is born, and a bowl of Okroshka
Alexey Pajitnov finished the first Tetris in Moscow on 6 June 1984. Russia's okroshka is the soup version: everything cut into neat little pieces and fitted together in one cold bowl.
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Okroshka
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Okroshka is a cold Russian summer soup made by mixing chopped raw and cooked ingredients and pouring a chilled liquid over them. The classic base is kvass, a lightly fermented drink made from rye bread, though kefir or a mix of yogurt and mineral water is also popular.
Read about Okroshka and get the recipe →What happened
Alexey Pajitnov finishes the first version of Tetris in Moscow (World Tetris Day).
Why this soup
Tetris was made in Moscow; okroshka is a Russian soup of finely chopped pieces.
Sources
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