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Re:It's an Age of Marvels by toss1 on Monday May 13, 2024 @06:43PM (#40349429)
Yes, while I did not go to the USSR, the accounts I've heard from friends definitely sounded worse than hyperinflation. While hyperinflaion did rapidly make necessities rather difficult and required daily juggling, I didn't see the kinds of deprivation I repeatedly heard reported from USSR. Heck, even today, 20% of Russians have no indoor plumbing, as in they have to use outhouses [0]

[0] https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/04/02/indoor-plumbing-st...

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