In the late 1980s – early 1990s, post-Soviet people sold burned out lightbulbs in the market because they were in high demand.
Can anybody guess why?
11 responses to “A Soviet Riddle”
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Fuck me if I know. Can’t generalize from Romania. Time period is interesting though, late 80s and early 90s were very different times.
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I am dying to know why!
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Hint: it was an era of enormous shortages. A complete economic collapse. People stole everything that wasn’t bolted down.
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Resell tungsten for scrap? Or melt down the glass?
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Truly impressive.
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