That was at the end of USSR. Gorbachyov was such a successful leader. There were no such things happening in 1950-s, etc, up till late 1980-s. Yet, the situat

That was at the end of USSR. Gorbachyov was such a successful leader. There were no such things happening in 1950-s, etc, up till late 1980-s. Yet, the situation was much like "empty shelves, full fridges" all through the USSR time I remember.