โฒ 174 โผ what fact about our current world would freak people out if it were a newspaper headline a century ago? (lemmy.eco.br) submitted 2 years ago by Phen@lemmy.eco.br to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.
[โ] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You couldn't buy a factory for rubles in 1923... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* NEP was a thing though. Very limited and tightly controlled, but possible. Both NEPmen and foreign capitalists had a brief window while economy was healing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEPman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_concessions_in_the_USSR I don't think one could be safe throwing them around like that though. Being big probably meant you have a particular relationship with local administration who don't find you too capitalistic. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* NEP was a thing though. Very limited and tightly controlled, but possible. Both NEPmen and foreign capitalists had a brief window while economy was healing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEPman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_concessions_in_the_USSR I don't think one could be safe throwing them around like that though. Being big probably meant you have a particular relationship with local administration who don't find you too capitalistic. permalink fedilink source parent