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Not to totally discount embezzlement, but I think people underestimate just how poor these countries were after world war 2.
by roland35 3y ago
Not to totally discount embezzlement, but I think people underestimate just how poor these countries were after world war 2.
- ffgjgf1 3y agoUsually people are talking about the 60s-80s when sharing these stories since that’s what grandparent/parent generations remember. USSR did experience significant growth at least at the beginning of this period and most of that theft/embezzlement was certainly committed to later sell/exchange those goods for profit (e.g. working at coffee shops was were lucrative since you could just reuse the same ground coffee for 5+ cups and steal the rest).