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Re:A Look Back at the USSR Computer Industry by sebastianconcpt on Monday July 18, 2022 @08:33AM (#32137556)
The whole USSR existed thanks to free black market that was unoficially allowed (yet somehow controlled) by the state.
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Re:A Look Back at the USSR Computer Industry by helge9210 on Monday July 18, 2022 @08:39AM (#32137612)
My uncle spent time in prison for selling imported goods.

Are we discussing the same USSR?

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Re:A Look Back at the USSR Computer Industry by sebastianconcpt on Monday July 18, 2022 @09:45AM (#32138305)
That makes him kind of a social hero. My respect to him.
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