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USSR: Stalin’s Economy, a Personal Story. Part 4 of 4

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(continued from part 3)

Life in the USSR: Stalin and beyond

As to rural areas, I can offer some personal experience in addition to the government statistics.

In the summers of 1951, 1956, and 1962, I vacationed on the beaches of the Black Sea (Northern Caucasus). My parents took me there in 1951, and I went on my own the other two times. Our trains stopped for a long time at multiple railway stations along the way. In the 1950s many locals brought food to sell to the passengers. There were boiled, fried, and smoked chickens; boiled eggs, home-made sausages, hot pastries with a multitude of fillings like fish, meat, liver, and mushrooms, and so forth. In 1962 their only offers were hot potatoes and pickles. Continue reading “USSR: Stalin’s Economy, a Personal Story. Part 4 of 4”

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USSR: Stalin’s Economy, a Personal Story. Part 1 of 4

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By Prof. Valeriy Antonovich Torgashev

Foreword by Nikolay Starikov, who published prof. Torgashev’s letter on his blog:

I receive about a 100 letters every day. You, my dear reader, criticize or thank me, send me your reviews and articles. Some of them require further study, others deserve immediate publication.

Today I offer you something that is certainly worthy of your attention. The topic discussed is very important. Professor Valeriy Antonovich Torgashev tells us about the USSR of his childhood. Continue reading “USSR: Stalin’s Economy, a Personal Story. Part 1 of 4”