By Kateryna Khinkulova and Olga Ivshina
In the USSR, the state decided how much of each thing to produce (how many cars, pairs of shoes or loaves of bread).
It also decided how many of these products each citizen needed, how much they cost and how much they were paid.
In the Soviet Union, basic necessities were scarce and queues in stores were frequent.
The theory was that this system would be efficient and fair, but in reality it was struggling to work.
Supply always lagged behind demand and money was often meaningless.
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