💰Malova experienced the most severe peacetime decline in living standards and economic output, with GDP plummeting to one-third of its 1990 level.
💀Residents of Malova resorted to selling their kidneys out of desperation, reflecting the dire economic situation and the lengths people would go to survive.
🚫Soviet authorities arrested, deported, or executed a significant portion of the population as part of a brutal political purge to ensure ideological conformity.
👨🌾Mova was transformed into an agricultural powerhouse by the Soviet Union, producing a significant amount of the world's tobacco, fruit, and canned food.
💡Despite its natural resources and potential, Malova suffered from corruption, pollution, and neglect from the central government, leading to a decline in living standards.