Recalled the former Soviet Union “small birch”2010.09.13. // Uncategorized
The early years of close contacts between the Soviet Union, therefore, the former Soviet Union for many overseas Chinese, the first shopping destination. At that time, Moscow’s “Gum” “Chu Mu” and Moscow over the three major shopping malls to Moscow to become the Chinese collective memory.
Use of foreign currency foreigners can enjoy the former Soviet Union, officials of “special for the store” service. After 1936, the three shops in Moscow specifically for foreign consumption, a special for the store. However, the state-owned system of bondage, the service is relatively rigid, and the former Soviet Union to be customers to buy goods from the goods “menu” selected, and then through the foreign trade bank to transfer, and even clothing items can not be returned if the wrong size.
Some out problems, eventually led to the 1964 “small birch” store there, then, only to foreigners and foreign-related work in the former Soviet Union were. Foreigners can use foreign currency, while the former Soviet Union, people can not even legally possess foreign currency in the shop, only those with documents in the former Soviet Union, foreign workers and senior officials in the consumer. Transfer from non-cash payment to use foreign exchange certificates, or foreign currency.
