Central market on Kurako street. 1980

After giving birth in the maternity hospital, women were given free kefir. Actually, this is the only thing that obstetrics could help women in childbirth.

By the beginning of the 90s, the shortage of goods, including food, was huge. However, the store shelves were not supposed to remain empty, and then the sellers displayed the same goods that were in stock in the windows.

There were legends about Soviet public catering. An endless source of theft and poor quality food.