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Word: valenki (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...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. For some reason, he insisted on doing all his work at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Capitalismus Atavis | 4/14/1961 | See Source »

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