Anonymous
Posted on 2020-08-31 06:13:45 Score: 0 (vote Up/Down)    (Report as spam)
WHAT CAN BE BOUGHT TODAY WITH 1000 SOVIET RUBLES
[USSR on the left, Russian on the right]
[1000 Soviet rubles are equal to 4000 Russian rubles]

NEW CAR
1/6 of a Zhiguli (6000 r.) vs 1/100 of a Lada Prior (400000 r.)

TELEVISION
1.5 TVs ("Rubin" for 700 r.) vs 2/5 of a 24-26" TV (avg. 10000 r.)

SHEEPSKIN COAT
2.5 coats (400 r.) vs 1/6 of a coat (24000 r.)

BREAD
5000 loaves (20 k.) vs 133-200 loaves (20-30 r.)

BUCKWHEAT
5000 kg (20 k.) vs 80-100 kg (40-50 r.)

VODKA
276 bottles (3 r. 62 k.) vs 13-20 bottles (200-300 r.)

RED CAVIAR
250 cans (4 r.) vs 16-20 cans (200-250 r.)

SERVELAT STOLICHNY SAUSAGE
200 kg (5 r.) vs 10 kg (400 r.)

DOKTORSKAYA SAUSAGE
455 kg (2 r. 20 k.) vs 10-13 kg (300-400 r.)

LITERARY BOOK
333 books (3 r.) vs 10 books (400 r.)

BUS PASSES (2 times a day, 5 days a week)
Enough for more than 38 years (25 k.) vs enough for more than 3 months (25 r.)

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