Discusses the Russian consumer and the prices of the goods and housing availability. After decades of development at the expense of the consumer the Soviet economy now provides a higher standard of living, however, improvements remain out of reach of most of the peasants.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009343
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Soviet Union - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cost and standard of living
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Soviet Union - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Soviet Union - Social conditions
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Consumers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cost and standard of living
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)