3.About Life in Big Cities and Small Towns in the Soviet Union
In the
Soviet Union- Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, etc. were in a special position.
The Communist Government ordered food from all other regions to be delivered
to Moscow, etc. There was always more food there then in other parts of
the country.*
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* Each citizen in the Soviet Union must reside only in
the place, marked in his passport. Citizens in other towns and villages
can not move their residence to Moscow, etc.
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Other towns and villages had empty shops. As a result, people went to
Moscow from regions around 100 miles from Moscow on the train for meat
and other food. The same situation existed in Leningrad, Kiev, etc.
Right now it is impossible to order food to be sent to Moscow, etc. The
government does not fix the prices of all things and all food. The border
is open to them for free trade. All kinds of food exist in the big cities
and small towns and villages, but prices are very expensive, especially
for pensioners.
One woman from province told me, "All country work for Moscow and
Leningrad."
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