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Originally Posted by evanny
why? since there was no import during those years, items coming from western countries were unimaginably rare and expensive. even things like jeans only few could get, not to mention useless stuff like comics.
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Yeah, I know cases when some countries sold their national pride for a couple of used blue jeans
For instance, a certain Baltic state cancelled a workable nuclear reactor of RBMK-type in exchange of foggy political promises of EU. Nowadays they ask for energy like street beggars.....