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Shopping Adventure In Russia by Eugene Wyatt Nash
Nashville writer notes living costs in Russia, detailing modest apartment prices and high dress costs. He observes food shortages, queue culture, and the Gum department store system with long counters and forms. Prices for clothes, food, cars, and books are listed, highlighting disparities in Soviet life and free market tendencies in markets and stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wyatt
Nashville
Russia
I N Mostow
Moscow
Kiev
New York
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Volga