Thread: Communism

Just in case: people in USSR were not equally payed. Peasants had minimal salaries, I think, whilst miners, for example, had huge salaries (in relation to the average). Renowned singers, scientists made much more money than "ordinary" ones. Some people took one-off tasks, which were well paid (at the time I was in kindergarten, the father of my girlfriend painted a local TV tower, and in several days got as much as my parents would earn for half-year). So strong, enterprising men definitely were richer. There were a lot of skews in those payment schemes, of course.

Some were stealing goods from the very place where they worked. For example, peasants were stealing fodder, etc.

Antonio, I heard only one explanation of such sudden demise of USSR: real chiefs of the state (not Gorbachyov) decided that it's no more amusing to play modest men with lofty ideals, and it's time to try something new.

Originally Posted by maxmixiv

... at the time I was in kindergarten, the father of my girlfriend ...

Are you sure you meant to say here what you actually said? =))

Originally Posted by Eric C.

Are you sure you meant to say here what you actually said? =))

some start early.....