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<p><strong>RU</strong></p><p>? 1975 ???? ????????? ????????? ??????? ??????????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ??????????? ????? ?????????? ????????? ?? ??????. ?? ????? ????? ? ???? ????? ?? ???????? ? ??? ??????? ??? ? ? ???? ?????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??????????!</p><p></p><p>?????????? ?????? ????? ???? ? ????????? ????? ?????????? ????? ??????? ??????????? ?????????? ????????? ????? ??????????? ????????????? ???? ? ????. ????? ???????????? ??? ? ?????? ? ???? ???????? ???? ? ???????? ????? ??????????? ????????? ????????? ???? ????????? ????. ????? ???????? ???????????? ? ?????????? ??? ?????????? ??????? ????????????? ? ???????????????? ????????????? ???????? ??????? ? ????? ????????? ??????? ?? ???????? ????? ??????? ??????? ?????????? ? ??????? ??????????? ??????.</p><p></p><p>?? ???????? ???????? ??? ????????????? ???????????? ?? ????????? ? ??????? ?????????? ?????????? ? ????????? ???????? ? ????? ???? - ????? ???????????? ?????????? ???? ? ?????? ? ???????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ????.</p><p></p><p>????? <strong>?????????? (?) ? ????</strong> ????????????? ??? ???????? ????? ????????? ?????????????? ????????????? ???????? ???? ? ???????? ????????????? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ? XXI ???? ????? ??????????? ? ???????????? ????? ??? ???????? ????? ????? ????.</p><p></p><p><strong>EN</strong></p><p>In 1975 renowned economist and Nobel Prize laureate Milton Friedman published the book There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch. However many people disagree with this idea arguing that in the USSR many essential things were completely free!</p><p></p><p>This myth is the central focus of Professor Igor Lipsits' book which explains the structure of the Soviet system of free distribution of goods and services. The author explores how and why the USSR developed the idea and practice of seemingly free access to essential resources for its citizens. Through vivid examples the book illustrates how the absence of private property and centralized resource allocation impacted the quality of life for ordinary citizens government officials and the country's elite.</p><p></p><p>It demonstrates that the concept of free distribution did not reduce but instead deepened social inequality in Soviet society. Moreover it became a tool for suppressing rights and freedoms allowing authorities to maintain strict control over the population.</p><p></p><p>The book <strong>Free (?) in the USSR </strong>is intended for a wide audience interested in the economic history of the Soviet Union and authoritarian governance models which are once again becoming increasingly relevant in the political landscape of the 21st century.</p>