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region. By 1913, the turnover at the fair approached five million rubles. Anything could be found at the fair: English clothes, Belgian lace, Paris perfumes, and more. One merchant raised so much money that upon his death, his children made a headstone of black marble for him, something that was
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In the years of revolution and civil war, the fair stopped. But it was revived again in 1923. By then, the fair had grown dramatically. There was a newspaper, library, playground, and a health center. Radios were present and for the first time, people were able to listen to broadcasts from
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Because of the nomadic nature of the people’s lives, they waited until summer to sell their livestock and purchase necessary goods. It has been reported that a two-year-old ram was worth 2 silver rubles.
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