Here we come back to food.
"How much is cucumber?" (i, 15.07.15)
"How much is cucumber?" (i, 15.07.15)
"Izvestia" compares retail price in a stores (per kg).
Archangelsk: tomatoes - 2 rbl, cucumbers - 2 rbl
Novgorod: tomatoes - 1,5 rbl, cucumbers - 1,2 rbl
Iaroslavl: tomatoes - 1,5 rbl, cucumbers - 1,2 rbl
Cheliabinsk: tomatoes - 1,5 rbl, cucumbers - 1 rbl
Odessa: tomatoes - 90 kop., cucumbers - 20 kop.
Price department of Mossovet (Moscow government) please the readers by information that on 16.07 the retail prices wil be seasonally decreased: cucumbers - 60 kop.(from 90 kop.), cabbage - 20 kop., tomatoes - 1,2 rbl, cherry - 1,8 rbl.
It is already planned that in winter the tomatoes in Moscow will cost 2,50 rbl.
"So, as you can see, everything is forecasted beforehand."
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| Street trade, 1970 th, Leningrad, from family arcive |
But there is another side of a moon -
there are no vegetables in stores!
A reporter from Chita informs from retail stores: "By midday I found only a can of tomato souce. Saleswoman sympathized me and said "Don't waste your time. There are no beet, cabbage, potato, onions and greenery in all Chita retail channel. There are a lot of lemons at central base. Shall you buy one?" (Chita - a town with a population of 340 th.people in 1985)
About Moscow:
"Lately the situation in Moscow improved, but then there arrived another problem - queues. Our correspondent had to stay a line for 1 hour to buy a kilogram of onion."
A reporter from Chita informs from retail stores: "By midday I found only a can of tomato souce. Saleswoman sympathized me and said "Don't waste your time. There are no beet, cabbage, potato, onions and greenery in all Chita retail channel. There are a lot of lemons at central base. Shall you buy one?" (Chita - a town with a population of 340 th.people in 1985)
About Moscow:
"Lately the situation in Moscow improved, but then there arrived another problem - queues. Our correspondent had to stay a line for 1 hour to buy a kilogram of onion."
"The Ministry of Horticultural industry exists for 5 years. It is quite enough time to say: dear comrades-managers, we wait from you more active steps in solving fruit-vegetable problems". (W, №31)
The deficit reigns not only at food market. The music records industry
meets many blames.
This June all central newspapers write that consumers can't find any popular music, no modern, nor classic. Storeshelves are fulfilled with records, but they are not sold.
So how soviet melomaniac can solve this problem?
This June all central newspapers write that consumers can't find any popular music, no modern, nor classic. Storeshelves are fulfilled with records, but they are not sold.
So how soviet melomaniac can solve this problem?
"Round idol"
"Dozens of people stay by the doors of music shops. Separately and proudly stay a groups of young man with big bags. This fashion bags hide records and cassettes, which are true round idols for their worshipers." (i, 18.07.85)
Newspaper informs, that the price for a record start from 15 rubles (appr.20 USD, 1\10 of average salary) up to 50 rubles, audiocassettes - from 5 rubles)
Another correspondent was looking
for an album of a soviet rock group "Autograph" in stores, but it was
useless.
In his article "A mystery of black disk" he tells that he was offered to buy it near the store at the street. Audiocassette was also available. The level of a record was perfect, though this record was copied at some home studio.
Also he was offered a disk of a highly demanded singer Pupo, just 25 rbl. (a size of one month student's stipend)
In his article "A mystery of black disk" he tells that he was offered to buy it near the store at the street. Audiocassette was also available. The level of a record was perfect, though this record was copied at some home studio.
Also he was offered a disk of a highly demanded singer Pupo, just 25 rbl. (a size of one month student's stipend)
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| 1 Pupo = 25 rbl |
What can we find about official salaries at soviet plants?
"Izvestia" writes about a shoe plants. It was recognized that the quality of shoes in USSR was very low. Shoes were terrible! Level of throw-out was high.
Some plants had a good reputation, like Erevan "Masis"(Arminia).
But the level of income of all shoe factories differs not much.
"Izvestia" writes about a shoe plants. It was recognized that the quality of shoes in USSR was very low. Shoes were terrible! Level of throw-out was high.
Some plants had a good reputation, like Erevan "Masis"(Arminia).
But the level of income of all shoe factories differs not much.
The average salary at Kursk shoe plant
is 189,9 rbl\mth
The average salary at "Kuzbassobuv" - 205,5 rbl\mth
General director's salary at Kiselev shoe factory - 280 rbl+15% Siberian bonus
Engineer-in-chief's salary - 230 rbl + 15%
The head of department is paid 160 rbl + 15%
General director's salary at Masis shoe factory - 299 rbl
Engineer-in-chief's salary - 260 rbl
The average salary at "Kuzbassobuv" - 205,5 rbl\mth
General director's salary at Kiselev shoe factory - 280 rbl+15% Siberian bonus
Engineer-in-chief's salary - 230 rbl + 15%
The head of department is paid 160 rbl + 15%
General director's salary at Masis shoe factory - 299 rbl
Engineer-in-chief's salary - 260 rbl
(i, 21.07.85)
So let's resume the facts:
To have a good income in 1985, you were to be a photographer. Or an engineer-in-chief at a factory. But if you are a jobbing workman with a full workload - you will also earn like an engineer-in-chief or a director of a plant (with a lower level of education and responsibility).
To have a good income in 1985, you were to be a photographer. Or an engineer-in-chief at a factory. But if you are a jobbing workman with a full workload - you will also earn like an engineer-in-chief or a director of a plant (with a lower level of education and responsibility).
And a little piece of statistics as a
bonus:
"Today there are 2837 retail food stores in Moscow and 80 of them open at 7 a.m., 2276 - at 8 a.m., 1942 stores close at 20 o'clock and 623 - at 21.00. 1434 stores work on Sunday."
"Today there are 2837 retail food stores in Moscow and 80 of them open at 7 a.m., 2276 - at 8 a.m., 1942 stores close at 20 o'clock and 623 - at 21.00. 1434 stores work on Sunday."
(P, 1.07.85)
About definitions:
- the word "market" in my posts means a form of retail trade, a street or indoor farmers market. If I mean market as a "free market economy", I specify it.
- the word "market" in my posts means a form of retail trade, a street or indoor farmers market. If I mean market as a "free market economy", I specify it.
Abbr.:
i –
Izvestia/Известия
W – The
week/Неделя
O – Ogonek/Огонек
P – Pravda/Правда
KP –
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