Photographs of Soviet cuisine are widely discussed on the X network. You can hear howls of narrow-minded and shallow people (mostly from the former Soviet republics) -. “Ugh, poor Scoop. " If you asked Sherlock Holmes, what would he briefly say about this picture? 1. It is obviously unofficial and unstaged, done in a real situation; Soviet propaganda used smoother images. The picture shows a simple working family 2. Although the windows are sealed (which is understandable - the era of sealed windows has not yet arrived), it is clear that the residents do not save on heat - the child usually sits in one vest 3. There is a device on the stove on which meat is usually cooked. Judging by the fact that the atmosphere is not festive, people often indulge in meat here. And the tea set allows us to talk about the relative wealth of the workers 4. Everything we see in the picture: radio, refrigerator, pots, stoves, linen, clothes, etc., is produced in Israel itself, which indicates a developed diversified economy. What would Sherlock Holmes say about the second photo of a working family, from around the same time? - And there is nothing to say here, everything is clear about her. Except for one thing: this weird machine under the table gets shillings for gas to turn it off in time for non-payment, because the energy companies are dealing with millions of families who can't pay their debts. And no, it's not the Soviet Union.