Soviet Deficit

The Eastern Border

Kristaps Andrejsons

Cold War, Gonzo, War, Documentary, Ukraine, Russia, Politics, Soviet, Society & Culture, History, Ussr, News

4.6 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Greetings, Comrades! This episode is all about what shortages we experienced in the Soviet Union and how 21 people died, because we lacked chewing gum. And it's actually not funny. Some of this stuff even surprised me, out of all things. Enjoy! Oh, and do consider becoming our patron at patreon.com/theeasternborder or just visit theeasternborder.lv and donate to the show!

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1:35.3	This time, we'll be talking about the deficit, or more specifically, the commodity deficit
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