From Moscow, a report by Charlie Bird on everyday life for Soviet men and women.
Report shows Gum General Store in Moscow. Queues for basic food items.
Interview with elderly man about shortage of soap.
Clothes shop and liquor store, paperbacks, toiletries.
Interview with shop assistant on special shops accepting hard currencies and credit cards.
Charlie Bird outside McDonalds the biggest in the world. Interview via interpreter with man carrying bags of McDonalds.
The reporter is Charlie Bird.
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