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Re:A Supermarket Visit Brought Down the Soviet Union by asveikau on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @03:41PM (#34432780)
The fact that inventory in stores, or delivery apps exist does not help when a lot of people in rural Russia can't afford it, as one of the sibling comments points out.

I've also heard (from Russians) that water access in rural Russia is poor.

I've been to grocery stores in Moscow, btw.

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Re:A Supermarket Visit Brought Down the Soviet Union by cpursley on Sunday January 22, 2023 @04:51AM (#34475861)
Let me introduce you to “food deserts” in urban areas and poor rural areas in the USA.

Russia is huge, yes - there are some very isolated places with poor people and without some utilities.

There’s also a lot of weekend (part time) dacha summer houses that don’t have full utility hookups.

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