Unidentified photographer (Russia) 1960s Soviet-era shop window display [Album of window recommendations from the Soviet Ministry of Commerce]
Gelatin silver print Private collection of Sergey Maximishin (Sergey Maximishin, 30 September 2020) In the 60s in the USSR there were big problems with food. Grocery store shelves were usually empty. In the mid-60s the USSR first purchased wheat in the West. This was the beginning of the end of the Empire.
