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what fact about our current world would freak people out if it were a newspaper headline a century ago? (lemmy.eco.br)

submitted 1 year ago by Phen@lemmy.eco.br to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You couldn't buy a factory for rubles in 1923...

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.