Rationing in Nicaragua Rationing in Nicaragua In 1984, the FSLN announced rationing for 20 basic goods, including rice, sugar, milk, and toilet paper. At this time, the FSLN were fighting an expensive war against the Contra guerrillas who were funded by the Reagan Administration. The FSLN tried to stabilize the economy by focusing more on the production of export crops and less on the production of domestic crops. In doing this they also had to implement rationing so that the consumption of domestic crops would be lowered. The war made it very hard to sustain the economy and Nicaragua’s regular economy took a
26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (diamond) in the Russian Diamond Fund (Moscow Kremlin). 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (diamond) The 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ("26th Congress of the CPSU", ) is a 342.57 carat fancy lemon yellow raw diamond, the largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the territory of the former USSR, and one of the largest in the world as of 2016. It was mined at the Mir kimberlitic pipe (Yakutia, Far Eastern Federal District) on December 23rd,1980 and named after the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union,