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Rust's flight was a major embarrassment for the Soviet military due to him disproving the notion that their defenses were ironclad. Consequently, later revisions of the game removed the animation on orders from ELORG, the Soviet Union's state-sponsored computer company and the owners of the Tetris license at the time.
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Tetris_(DOS,_Spectrum_HoloByte)#Title_Screen
Smithsonian Magazine article:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-notorious-flight-of-mathias-rust-7101888/
BBC article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20609795
https://tcrf.net/Tetris_(DOS,_Spectrum_HoloByte)#Title_Screen
Smithsonian Magazine article:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-notorious-flight-of-mathias-rust-7101888/
BBC article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20609795
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