Those who found Soviet Union in the age of reason, they say that the state was somehow unusual. The people in it were equal in their poverty, and at the same time suffered from its inequities. And there was a lot of all sorts of details that distinguish the country from other states. To this day, people remember the days when it was good and hard at the same time.
Very surprising was the fact that the milk in the USSR poured into paper bags in the shape of a pyramid, and yogurt in glass bottles and cans. But almost all foods packed in paper bags.
Why milk is sold in the USSR in the paper "pyramids"?
Generally, if you climb on the Internet, you can find information that pour the milk into the pyramid began in 1944 in Sweden. This was done so that the milk does not sour longer and better kept. Only in 1959, this container has been removed from use on the grounds that it allegedly unreliable. However, this assertion was incorrect. The fact that the paper "pyramids" stiffer than conventional bags for milk, which is now often produce this product. And it is the "pyramid" did not allow leakage.
In the USSR, a milk container for use with the 50 to mid 80s. They were made "pyramids" of very thick cardboard, which is sometimes added to the plastic. To produce such packaging was quite difficult, but it was strong, not deformed and is economical. Another opinion was that inconvenient to transport these packages with milk, but this is wrong. "Pyramids" perfectly drawn up right next to each other.
After the collapse of the Union of milk in triangular packages ousted rectangular bags, but in our time on the shelves of hypermarkets can again find triangular packets of milk or other milk products.
Why yogurt in the USSR poured into glass bottles?
This was done with the aim of competent management of natural resources and effective disposal of waste. Therefore, yogurt, milk, any dairy products in liquid form in the glass produced. In such a container, of course, has its disadvantages. After all, glass jars and bottles can be broken very easily. In addition, production costs are much higher. Therefore, probably, in those days, then passed the bottle back to the store, or in a special reception point glass. Price 0.5 liter bottles in the container at the time was 15 cents, liter - 20 cents. A can of cream cost 10 cents. Thus some of the buyers prepared expended funds for the purchase of dairy products back.
Why is food in the Soviet Union were packaged in paper bags?
This was done with the environmental objective. After all, the earth is now a lot of waste is plastic. And we need a very high cost for recycling. But paper bags are easy to release the plan, did not require extra costs, neither the manufacture nor for disposal. Even if the paper just throw it over time elementary rot. But with plastic that will not happen. During Soviet times, did not made polyethylene bags, and instead buyers just used paper bags and shopping bags - mesh made of strong threads.
Our parents and grandparents, in spite of all the difficulties of the Soviet era, speak of what was then the state with some warmth. Yes, lived a wealthy life, but everyone was sure that even for very little money he can provide for his family with everything you need, and children are not afraid to start, because all provide housing. We can only listen and believe, and maybe even dream about what would be here, and our life was as cloudless, as then in the Soviet Union.
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