<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;projourno.org&#x2F;2013&#x2F;12&#x2F;bag-in-the-ussr-a-revived-job-gives-hope-to-russias-disabled-workforce&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;projourno.org&#x2F;2013&#x2F;12&#x2F;bag-in-the-ussr-a-revived-job-g...</a><p>&quot;In the Soviet Union, there were almost no plastic bags. Under communism, a plastic bag was so prized, people were rumored to wash them after use. Instead of plastic, most people had one of those string bags that look like miniature cargo loaders for ships and that you can’t keep small things in.&quot;