Comments on: Russia: Chewing Gum in the Soviet Union http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 28 May 2012 15:55:58 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Aleksandr http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/comment-page-1/#comment-1374999 Aleksandr Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:53:34 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/#comment-1374999 I can buy gum wrappers or exchange. Write me on e-mail: shuriken(e-mail symbol)list.ru I can buy gum wrappers or exchange.
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]]> By: trevor http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/comment-page-1/#comment-1207062 trevor Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:25:00 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/#comment-1207062 Come to London.We have pavements full of it Come to London.We have pavements full of it

]]> By: W. Shedd http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/comment-page-1/#comment-1205708 W. Shedd Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:37:22 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/#comment-1205708 http://dixi.blogter.hu/?post_id=55765 Turbo gum http://wrappers.ru/?act=coll&acm=coll&id=35 Love is... gum These are the gum wrappers that Katja remembers collecting in her childhood. http://dixi.blogter.hu/?post_id=55765 Turbo gum

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These are the gum wrappers that Katja remembers collecting in her childhood.

]]> By: Vadim http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/comment-page-1/#comment-1205355 Vadim Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:25:40 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/12/russia-chewing-gum-in-the-soviet-union/#comment-1205355 I remember having similar experiences. I grew up in late 80's. By that time, chowing gum was more widely available, and you were able to get it almost everywhere. Most gums had special wrappers with pictures of cars or various animals on them. I remember how I used to collect those rather vigorously. I later used to exchanging them with my friends at the kindergarten or at the playing ground. I also remember giving those little treasures away before I left the Soviet Union back in 1990. I also remember how happy my friends were for receiving those wrappers. Smarties (some sort of M&M's) on the other hand, were a rather rare commodity, especially for a kindergarten kid. The only time I ever had the chance to try those was when one of the other kids brought some with him. The kids' dad always went to various komanderovkas(business trips), and he always brought his son various western gifts, that we, the ordinary kids, were always jealous about. Man, how times have changed since. Thanks for the reminding me of those good ol' times, its not often that I get to go down the memory lane and remember those happy simple days. I remember having similar experiences. I grew up in late 80′s. By that time, chowing gum was more widely available, and you were able to get it almost everywhere. Most gums had special wrappers with pictures of cars or various animals on them.

I remember how I used to collect those rather vigorously. I later used to exchanging them with my friends at the kindergarten or at the playing ground. I also remember giving those little treasures away before I left the Soviet Union back in 1990. I also remember how happy my friends were for receiving those wrappers.

Smarties (some sort of M&M’s) on the other hand, were a rather rare commodity, especially for a kindergarten kid. The only time I ever had the chance to try those was when one of the other kids brought some with him. The kids’ dad always went to various komanderovkas(business trips), and he always brought his son various western gifts, that we, the ordinary kids, were always jealous about.

Man, how times have changed since. Thanks for the reminding me of those good ol’ times, its not often that I get to go down the memory lane and remember those happy simple days.

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