> until the death of Stalin, black and red caviar was very inexpensive and accessible. Actively farmed in the Caspian Sea, it was one of the country’s top exports. What? Why would the death of Stalin impact the price and availability of caviar? Maybe someone else knows the history here? Perhaps the elites, previously held in check by fear of Stalin, began hoarding for themselves and exporting for hard currency?
> What? Why would the death of Stalin impact the price and availability of caviar? > Maybe someone else knows the history here? Perhaps the elites, previously held in check by fear of Stalin, began hoarding for themselves and exporting for hard currency? I think it is a pure coincidence caused by the rise of the population and the overfishing of the sturgeon in the Caspian sea. Sturgeon, that the black caviar comes f…
Re: Thursday was fish day in the USSR
#51Thank you!!