The second economy in the Estonian SSR: small-scale speculation and black market profiteering

Merlin Tiit

Journal of Baltic Studies, 2024, vol. 55, issue 1, 217-235

Abstract: The article provides insight into one of the most prevalent forms of the second economy in the Estonian SSR – small-scale speculation and black market profiteering – through the results of narrative research conducted among a small group of speculators who were involved in the smuggling of Western goods behind the Iron Curtain between the mid-1970s and late-1980s. The empirical material comprises five in-depth interviews that focus on various illegal and semi-illegal practices and strategies employed to establish and sustain the flow of contraband consumer items.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2023.2179646

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