Soviet official Boris Yeltsin visits a grocery store in Texas shortly before collapse of the USSR

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image showing Soviet official Boris Yeltsin visits a grocery store in Texas shortly before collapse of the USSR

zoiks66 on April 5th, 2024 at 06:32 UTC »

Imagine the effect it would have had on world peace if he’d gone to a Buc-ee’s. He probably wasn’t ready for that experience yet.

octahexxer on April 5th, 2024 at 06:45 UTC »

He actually claimed this was specially set up for him and demanded to be taken to another store he picked...and saw the same thing.

relevant__comment on April 5th, 2024 at 07:51 UTC »

People out there fail to understand that, even in 2024, having a fully stocked grocery store is a luxury. It’s not as bad as it was during and before the Cold War. But the sentiment def rings true today.