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Word: zil (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sale. There are few consumer goods available, but selling symbols of the discredited past seems to be a booming business. The West African People's Republic of Benin, bucking the worldwide trend, is said to have paid $75,000 for a statue of founding father Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The ZIL limousines of the former leadership are on the block at as much as $10,000. Old government telephones made of semiprecious metals can reportedly be had for $400 each, complete with anti-bugging devices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Communist Garage Sale | 3/2/1992 | See Source »

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