Word: fedor
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...even bigger species of capitalismus atavis was turned up by Rural Life, in the central Russian town 'of Rylsk. Though Fedor Kuznetsov had lived in Rylsk for 30 years, he was oddly asocial. His house was surrounded by a high board fence; in the evenings, music blared inexplicably from loudspeakers on the lawn. He never entertained, made the postman put the mail through a slit in the fence. Until he retired five years ago, Kuznetsov worked as a valenki (felt boots) maker in a commune, dutifully handed in his monthly norm of 15 pairs of valenki per month...
Last fall a government anti-speculation patrol visited Fedor and discovered why. For 25 years he had made each month some 50 pairs over his quota, peddled them on the side at premium prices. When he retired, he went into business on a big scale. He hired two workers, bought a stamping press (whose clang was drowned out by the nightly concerts). The police found hidden on his property 23 savings account books, gold and other valuables, discovered he owned two other houses, two motorcycles, two autos and a motorboat. Kuznetsov's total worth: some $200,000. His punishment...