I'm not sure about soviets, but based on what I know about stuff (washing machines, cars, tractors, etc) that was produced in Poland during commie times:
- it was highly durable, because you could buy zero or one within your lifetime, and it had to survive for the rest of your life
- everybody wanted it, but you had to wait in a queue
- the people who were making it didn't particularly care about being efficient "whether you stand or lay down, you're owed 1000 PLN"
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Wolf480pl
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2026-10-17 20:57:45 UTC
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