30 Unusual Facts About The USSR

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26Late for work

Late for work

In the Soviet Union under Stalin, being more than 20 minutes late for work was a criminal offense.


27. During World War 2, the Soviet Union trained dogs to blow up German tanks. Their usage was later discontinued, as the dogs tended to ran back to the familiar smell of Soviet soldiers and tanks, killing them instead.


28. In the USSR, vodka produced by the state-owned brands used to come in half-liter bottles which once opened couldn't be recapped.


29. In 1972, Soviet Union’s eavesdropping of communications calls between American wheat farmers and the Department of Agriculture led to “The Great Grain Robbery” that enabled the Russians to covertly buy record amounts of wheat at low prices, causing a U.S. grain shortage 18 months later.


30. The Soviet Union disguised their flamethrowers to avoid sniper targeting during World War 2.

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