I've finally done my unpacking and got the feel for some of the items in the place. Do observe my Soviet-era telephone, and how do you like those Disney princess stick-ons? No wonder I love this apartment.

and my clothes hangers that are made of solid steel rods. These are the heaviest-duty clothes hangers I've ever seen in my life with the rods about 1/4 inch thick. During the Soviet period sometimes citizens induced their factories to produce items of convenience that were not defined in factory's original production purposes. I suspect that these hangers are such a product. They are so heavy duty that I wouldn't be surprised if their factory was original meant to produce rebar of some type.

Then I stopped off at a local market and purchased some fast and dirty groceries...

and here is how much they cost per item, going clockwise from the upper left:

I bought this stuff at a 24-hour shop called "City Market" (that's right, a name stolen from English), which means I paid way too much. Next time around I'll find a less pricey store.