Within Reason
@celesteregal.bsky.social
Hermit reader and artist. Three years in India.
In the 1950s, Russian shopping centers were
state-run department stores in large cities & smaller shops in towns, with limited selection & frequent shortages. GUM & Tsum existed, offering a wide array of goods. Smaller stores were often cramped, drab, & had long queues.
#CancerWard #Solzhenitsyn25
state-run department stores in large cities & smaller shops in towns, with limited selection & frequent shortages. GUM & Tsum existed, offering a wide array of goods. Smaller stores were often cramped, drab, & had long queues.
#CancerWard #Solzhenitsyn25
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In the 1950s, Russian shopping centers were
state-run department stores in large cities & smaller shops in towns, with limited selection & frequent shortages. GUM & Tsum existed, offering a wide array of goods. Smaller stores were often cramped, drab, & had long queues.
#CancerWard #Solzhenitsyn25
state-run department stores in large cities & smaller shops in towns, with limited selection & frequent shortages. GUM & Tsum existed, offering a wide array of goods. Smaller stores were often cramped, drab, & had long queues.
#CancerWard #Solzhenitsyn25