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Middle Class Emerges In Soviet Commerce Under Khrushchev
An Associated Press analysis details how Moscow shops begin offering installment plans and credit to lure consumers. High prices, shoddy goods, and queues persist while officials push capitalist tactics to boost quality and demand, challenging Soviet doctrine. Khrushchev faces a delicate balance between persuasion and reform as a growing middle class seeks better goods and status.
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