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Moscow, evening of December 14, 1947

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Today Muscovites along with the rest of the country

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learned about a big new victory
on the post-war front of peaceful construction.

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A statement on the implementation of the currency reform

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and the abolishment of the ration system

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on consumer goods was issued by the government.

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The Soviet people welcomed
this decision with great satisfaction.

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It meets the longstanding interests
of the Soviet state and the working masses,

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fills the hearts of the peoples of our country with pride

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for their mighty Soviet motherland and shows the world

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the immeasurable advantages
of socialism over capitalism.

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May the new ruble bill be as inalienable
and stable as the labor of our people.

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Lenin and the towers of the ancient Kremlin
watch us from the face of the Soviet ruble.

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[A rally at the Paris Commune Shoe Factory
of Moscow, devoted to the currency reform
and abolishing of ration coupons]