Fartsovka (Russian: фарцовка) is a slang term for the black market profiteering, illegal in the Soviet Union, that consisted in resale of goods manufactured...

Fart (Russian: Фарца́) is a Russian criminal drama about fartsovka (a widespread phenomenon in the USSR from the 1950s-1980s). In early 2017 Fartsa became...

same production company, this time in the lead role. The series is about Fartsovka — the illegal acquisition of consumer goods and currency from foreigners...

clothing—preferably foreign-label, acquired from fartsovshchiks (those who engage in fartsovka) —that contrasted with the communist realities of the time, and a fascination...

Curtis documentary The Mayfair Set is titled 'Entrepreneur Spelt S.P.I.V.' Fartsovka Gombeen man Wide boy Peter Wollen (2002) Paris Hollywood - Writings on...

country-wide Gombeen racket, and refers to the Queen as a Gombeen Woman. Fartsovka Kulak Political corruption Spiv Cute hoor at Wiktionary Gombeen at Wiktionary...

Eastern Bloc economies Torgsin A predecessor which operated in the 1930's Fartsovka "苏共干部特权制度【2】--文史--人民网". history.people.com.cn. Archived from the original...

traded in stamps, books and camera equipment (an occupation known as fartsovka) in school and moved up to foreign clothing, before entering the currency...

although he rejects the widespread allegation of having worked as a fartsovka. In spite of being a member of the supervisory board of the Academy of...