Russians face prospect of Soviet-style shortages

Russians face prospect of Soviet-style shortages as sanctions bite

In the best cases, that means delays; what used to ship in two weeks now takes six weeks, she said. But some parts, such as industrial fan propellers and rubber seals used by Russian furniture makers as well as Russian defense industries — were being indefinitely held up.

“Production won’t stop for shoes, clothing, sausages, those kinds of things, but we will go back to what Russia was like in the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, where the quality is worse and the price is higher, when you can actually get the product,” she said.

“What happens? What do you think happens? The price goes up and up and up,” she said.

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Russians face prospect of Soviet-style shortages as sanctions bite

“What happens? What do you think happens? The price goes up and up and up,” she said.

Hmm. Sounds like ‘price cougin’. :slight_smile:

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