Image UploaderAnonymous, June 4, 2018; 20:37Tagsalcohol, book, bus, car, comparison, cost, food, meta:infographic, meta:long_image, price, russia, russian_federation, russian_text, soviet_union, statistics, television, then_and_now, translated, transportation, vehicle, vodkaalcohol book bus car comparison cost food meta:infographic meta:long_image price russia russian_federation russian_text soviet_union statistics television then_and_now translated transportation vehicle vodkaSourceUnknownLockedNoParentNoneRatingSafeUnratedSafeQuestionableExplicit CommentsAnonymous 2020-08-31 04:13:45 No.534 [Reply]WHAT CAN BE BOUGHT TODAY WITH 1000 SOVIET RUBLES[USSR on the left, Russian on the right][1000 Soviet rubles are equal to 4000 Russian rubles]NEW CAR1/6 of a Zhiguli (6000 r.) vs 1/100 of a Lada Prior (400000 r.)TELEVISION1.5 TVs ("Rubin" for 700 r.) vs 2/5 of a 24-26" TV (avg. 10000 r.)SHEEPSKIN COAT2.5 coats (400 r.) vs 1/6 of a coat (24000 r.)BREAD5000 loaves (20 k.) vs 133-200 loaves (20-30 r.)BUCKWHEAT5000 kg (20 k.) vs 80-100 kg (40-50 r.)VODKA276 bottles (3 r. 62 k.) vs 13-20 bottles (200-300 r.)RED CAVIAR250 cans (4 r.) vs 16-20 cans (200-250 r.)SERVELAT STOLICHNY SAUSAGE200 kg (5 r.) vs 10 kg (400 r.)DOKTORSKAYA SAUSAGE455 kg (2 r. 20 k.) vs 10-13 kg (300-400 r.)LITERARY BOOK333 books (3 r.) vs 10 books (400 r.)BUS PASSES (2 times a day, 5 days a week)Enough for more than 38 years (25 k.) vs enough for more than 3 months (25 r.) Captcha requires JavaScript. Click to load HCaptcha
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WHAT CAN BE BOUGHT TODAY WITH 1000 SOVIET RUBLES
[USSR on the left, Russian on the right]
[1000 Soviet rubles are equal to 4000 Russian rubles]
NEW CAR
1/6 of a Zhiguli (6000 r.) vs 1/100 of a Lada Prior (400000 r.)
TELEVISION
1.5 TVs ("Rubin" for 700 r.) vs 2/5 of a 24-26" TV (avg. 10000 r.)
SHEEPSKIN COAT
2.5 coats (400 r.) vs 1/6 of a coat (24000 r.)
BREAD
5000 loaves (20 k.) vs 133-200 loaves (20-30 r.)
BUCKWHEAT
5000 kg (20 k.) vs 80-100 kg (40-50 r.)
VODKA
276 bottles (3 r. 62 k.) vs 13-20 bottles (200-300 r.)
RED CAVIAR
250 cans (4 r.) vs 16-20 cans (200-250 r.)
SERVELAT STOLICHNY SAUSAGE
200 kg (5 r.) vs 10 kg (400 r.)
DOKTORSKAYA SAUSAGE
455 kg (2 r. 20 k.) vs 10-13 kg (300-400 r.)
LITERARY BOOK
333 books (3 r.) vs 10 books (400 r.)
BUS PASSES (2 times a day, 5 days a week)
Enough for more than 38 years (25 k.) vs enough for more than 3 months (25 r.)