Word: kasha
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cabbage, potatoes, macaroni, kasha (cooked buckwheat), bread, fish, tea and a bit of meat normally make up the draftees' diet. On special holidays, fruit and jam are added. The troops down their fare quickly. Reason: The last to finish must clean the mess-hall table. Soviet draftees have little chance for female contact. While they can leave base one day each month, many do not do so, because the nearest village is often beyond walking distance. Longer furloughs are granted only as a special favor or for emergency reasons. On rare occasions, a divisional command may organize "social evenings...