Greetings, Comrades! This episode is all about what shortages we experienced in the Soviet Union and how 21 people died, because we lacked chewing gum. And it's actually not funny. Some of this stuff even surprised me, out of all things. Enjoy!&nbsp;Oh, and do consider becoming our patron at patreon.com/theeasternborder or just visit theeasternborder.lv and donate to the show!Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder">http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Soviet Deficit 2 - How to NOT fix it

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