Russia’s food burning campaign is an irrational show of control
The “purifying fire” came as a surprise when the Russian government starting burning food and boasting about it on state television.
A year ago, the government introduced an embargo on food imports from Western countries. This embargo raised domestic food prices and contributed to a major decline in real incomes. But why isn’t it enough to confiscate Western food? Why burn it?
For people raised in Soviet and post- Soviet Russia, the destruction of food is a taboo. In the past 100 years, Russia has experienced several famines. Even though there is no famine in modern Russia, more than 20 million people live in poverty.… Seguir leyendo »