Torgsin
Sign in to savethumb|right|350px|An advertisement for a Torgsin in Saint Petersburg|Leningrad, 1933. Torgsin (Russian: ) were state-run hard-currency shops that operated in the USSR between 1931 and 1936. Their name was an acronym of the phrase torgovlia s inostrantsami (Russian: ), "trade with foreigners." Unlike the later Beryozka stores, Torgsin stores were open to all Soviet citizens, provided they paid with hard currency, gold, or jewels. Initially, Torgsin stores were only accessible by foreigners, hence the name. Torgsin was established by the Sovnarkom chairman Vyacheslav Molotov's order of 5 July 19
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thumb|right|350px|An advertisement for a Torgsin in Saint Petersburg|Leningrad, 1933. Torgsin (Russian: ) were state-run hard-currency shops that operated in the USSR between 1931 and 1936. Their name was an acronym of the phrase torgovlia s inostrantsami (Russian: ), "trade with foreigners." Unlike the later Beryozka stores, Torgsin stores were open to all Soviet citizens, provided they paid with hard currency, gold, or jewels. Initially, Torgsin stores were only accessible by foreigners, hence the name. Torgsin was established by the Sovnarkom chairman Vyacheslav Molotov's order of 5 July 1931 and disbanded on 1 February 1936.
Torgsin stores tended to carry a higher quality of foodstuffs and goods than other stores.