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Monthly ration in Poland, early 1980s (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

75% of sugar output exported to the Sovs while the citizens of Poland 'enjoyed' sugar rationing.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

75% of sugar output exported to moscow and leningrad, you think the people of anywhere outside the immediate vicinity of those two cities got to see any of it? Let alone anywhere east of the Urals?