In the Soviet Union, the price of bread was very affordable. The problem was, there wasn't any bread to buy.
On the brink: bread lines in Moscow Soviet Union reported nearing bankruptcy
November 06, 1991|By Kathy Lally, Moscow Bureau of
The Sun
MOSCOW -- The Soviet Union marched still closer to complete economic collapse yesterday as bread lines grew longer and the government reportedly edged toward bankruptcy.
The situation is so serious, the head of the Russian KGB said, that rioting could erupt across Russia within weeks.
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