Shabashka
Within the second economy of the Soviet Union, shabashka ( rus, шабашка, p=ʂɐˈbaʂkə) was semi-official seasonal industry, seasonal work. The word ultimately derives from "shabbat" and literally means "work in free time". A person engaged in ''shabashka'' is called a shabashnik ( rus, шабашник).Articles Шабашка, Шабашник, in etymological dictionary (Т.Ф. Ефремова Новый словарь русского языка. Толково- словообразовательный) In the Soviet era it was commonly work off the books, and the tradition continued in many post-Soviet states. In modern times, the term refers to any kind of work outside primary, official employment, a concept similar to "Unreported employment, moonlighting"D. Rogers, ''The Old Faith and the Russian Land'', Cornell University Press, 2011, p.211/ref>''Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian'', Routledge, 2013, p. 554/ref> A common form of ''shabashka'' was construction wo ...
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Second Economy Of The Soviet Union
The second economy in the Soviet Union was black market or the informal sector in the economy of the Soviet Union. The term was suggested by Gregory Grossman in his seminal article, "The Second Economy of the USSR" (1977).Authority on Soviet economy, Gregory Grossman, passes away
. ''Berkeley News''. August 25, 2014. Economist Gerard Roland noted that as Grossman anticipated, "the logic of the second economy tended over time to undermine the logic of the com ...
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