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Originally Posted by Rochard
But that's part of my question.... I am a typical American who was under the impression that the average Russian grocery stores couldn't keep basic staples in stock no less did they have access to electronics. Is this true, or did the average fifteen year old in 1984 have their own Walkman or something similar?
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An average fifteen year old had no own Walkman in 1984. A Soviet-made cassette record player, a vinyl player or even studio-like reel tape recorder - yes, but not Walkman. Those where not produced in the USSR in 1984, so they were rare and very expensive toys from Japan. The toys you can't buy in the regular market.
The typical music players available in the USSR:
Here is first commercial Soviet VHS player (serial production started in 1982) - actually a copy of the Japanese one:
I was a lucky guy and I had this one (exactly this particular model) - made in Japan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:
