Near the village store. 80s

Chefs in Soviet canteens stole mercilessly. After all, the shortage of food was huge. Therefore, food in public canteens was scarce and of poor quality.

Adepts of the USSR still believe that at that time there was ‘the most delicious ice cream’. The expression 'delicious ice cream' has become a meme, embodying the illusory nature of Soviet prosperity.

Dirty children pose for a photograph in the countryside. The village of Kiselevka, Mogilev region. Photographer Alexander Stepanenko.