Idols. Big money. The Soviet Union had people whose incomes are staggering even by today's standards. And we're not talking about underground millionaires or small-time workers. Artists, writers, cosmonauts, and athletes became "Soviet millionaires" quite legally; everyone knew them, they were proud of them, they were respected. But where did this enormous wealth come from? How did these idols of the era spend it? And why did millions sometimes turn to dust overnight? What were the salaries of film actors Andrei Mironov, Yuri Nikulin, and Nonna Mordyukova?

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