A Russian wedding store only for engaged couples | 60 Minutes Australia
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Marriage in the Soviet Union offered exclusive privileges, including wedding stores that were strictly reserved for couples who could officially prove their engagement. For thousands of young Russian women desperate to escape food shortages and poor living conditions, securing a Western husband became the ultimate ticket to a better life. Watch the full story from 1991 on the 60 Minutes Australia YouTube channel.
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