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4 unusual facts about Soviet ruble


5 lats coin

Meanwhile lats continued to circulate alongside the Soviet ruble until on 25 March 1941 it was abruptly annulled.

Polivoks

Its retail price upon release was 920 rubles and over its lifetime around 100,000 Polivoks were manufactured - sometimes with a production rate of up to 1,000 units a month.

Rainis

Similarly, criticism of his work has often been strongly affected by politics; while the Soviets emphasized his socialism (his image even appeared on a commemorative Soviet ruble coin; being buried next to Rainis' grave in Rainis' Cemetery in Riga was an honor reserved for senior Soviet military), Daugava and other patriotic works were omitted from editions of Rainis' texts prior to the Third Latvian National Awakening.

SKOGA

With a starting capital of 42 million roubles, the Chinese side provided airports, buildings, warehouses, and maintenance facilities.



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