The Law on Cooperation of May 26, 1988 made it possible to establish private companies in the Soviet Union. The cooperative sector and private businesses started developing rapidly. Creative individuals, including musicians, artists, writers and journalists, did not shy away from commercial operations either. Private publishing houses were established and allowed writers, like this one from Leningrad, to publish books at their own expense.
- Categories: Human Interest, Labour, Economy, Business & Finance, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: St.Petersburg, Russia
- Event date: 25.09.1989
- Date published: 25.05.2021
- Author: Oleg Kulesh
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-12506, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5376x3543px, 5.6Mb