Moscow Mailbag

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 196u-uu-uu.

Host Joe Adamov answers letters from Americans that are critical of the USSR:

We're told that you have only one brand of soap and this holds true with the majority of commodities. We also understand that there are shortages of the same. We would appreciate your comments on this.

How would the USSR deal with a hijacking terrorist?

What are the more popular pets in the USSR?

Many times I've heard bellyaching about the United States production of the neutron bomb by certain socialist and communist organizations, the same groups that don't say anything about the soviet stock piles of torturing chemicals. I'm sick and tired of all the hypocrisy of your station.

Is there a housing shortage in the USSR?

What does the average worker pay for housing as a percentage of income?

Why is it hard to emigrate from the Soviet Union especially for Jews?

Most Americans believe that international travel is greatly restricted among the mass of Soviet people.

How much would a weeks visit to the USSR cost, the type a working man could afford?

[Recorded in the late 1970s?]

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