Abstract. I n the article by the example of Ordzhonikidze the situation with food supply of the residents of the Soviet peripheral towns in the late 1940s–1960s is analyzed. The problem of providing food to the population of small towns for many years had been unresolved. This had a negative impact on the emotional and psychological climate of Soviet society, the mood of ordinary people, served as a source to social apathy and thereby led to the decline of existing political system Keywords: everyday life, the Soviet peripheral city, food supply, food shortage, the bread, Ordzhonikidze town. REFERENCES
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