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Monthly ration in Poland, early 1980s (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good so we got flour figured out. How many homeless people did Poland have in the 1980s? How many does it have now?

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Good so we got flour figured out. How many homeless people did Poland have in the 1980s?

Uncertain, because like the Soviet Union, homelessness was illegal and official stats weren't kept. Nevertheless, 'vagrancy' was a serious and recurring problem in Warsaw Pact states.