No dispute there.
>Consider widespread blackmarket trading of foreign currency. If you assume
>that black market rate at the time was 10-15 rubles / dollar, $150 / month
>is
>not complete horseshit.
I was referring to the $10 a month.
>
>Economy of course worked better in unofficial sense than this and state
>support of health care and education at least provided care if not always
>easy to us and high quality, picture is more mixed.
I've been told everyday healthcare was bad, but specialty health care relatively good.
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