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We'll eradicate bootlegging.USSR.

We'll eradicate bootlegging.USSR.

Title: We'll eradicate bootlegging.

Historical context: During 1985–87, Mikhail Gorbachev carried out an anti-alcohol campaign with partial prohibition,colloquially known as the "dry law". Prices of vodka, wine and beer were raised, and their sales were restricted in amount and time of day. People who were caught drunk at work or in public were prosecuted.

The reform had an effect on alcoholism in the country, as evident from statistics showing some fall in criminality and rise in life expectancy, but economically it was a serious blow to the state budget (a loss of approximately 100 billion rubles to the exchequer according to Alexander Yakovlev) after alcohol production migrated to the black market economy.

Snake as a symbol: it is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to mankind and represent dual expression of good and evil.

Size: 29x44cm

Language: Ukrainian

Printed in 1987

Artist: P.D. Yegorov

Style:comic

Country: Ukrainian SSR

For further information about the USSR's anti-alcohol campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWkfbzk35K4

This is guaranteed 100% original soviet period item manufactured in the USSR.

This is not a recent issue,replica or tourist souvenir.

    £100.00Price
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