A whole set of words have become a thing of the past along with the Soviet and post-Soviet eras. The younger generation hardly knows who the folder is, the dude or the huckster. However, along with the words that have gone out of circulation, the history of the country is also remembered, albeit not unambiguous, but very instructive.
A huckster is a seller, reseller, a person who buys goods cheaper and sells more expensive. Baryga is a rather slang term, but in the nineties of the last century, this word has firmly entered the vocabulary of citizens.
Entrepreneurship as a crime
In the public consciousness, the word "huckster" has acquired a rather negative character, this is partly due to the fact that it came into the language from prison jargon, and also to the fact that during the Soviet era entrepreneurs were considered hucksters who bought and sold small things for the purpose of their own enrichment. Many people remember these sellers of jeans and plastic bags. Then they could even accuse the person of "doing business".
In addition, people who sold and bought stolen goods were considered hucksters. The hucksters are also dealers in drugs and other illegal things. They were never treated with respect and seriousness, rather they were considered parasites, pathetic individuals who spoil the lives of other people. Thus, the huckster became a negative character in Soviet films and books.
Playing with the law
However, hucksters are also different. Real dealers, criminals, and stolen goods sellers are part of the criminal world. They can resell marijuana, heroin, other drugs, and they can trade weapons. In different cities, the attitude towards hucksters of this kind is approximately the same. It is a pity, but young people sometimes go astray and go over to the criminal side. There are even schoolchildren who are drug traffickers, but such children usually have no future; the trade in illegal goods sends them early to a juvenile colony. And this is probably the saddest side of the illegal trade.
Resellers
However, ordinary traders are sometimes called hucksters who sell things bought cheaply in China and brought to their hometown. The quality of the goods of such traders may not differ, but this business does not kill. In addition, with today's market relations, all this has long become commonplace for people who do not want to work "for an uncle." Such "hucksters" can be the most ordinary people who have nothing to do with crime. However, stereotypes about traders in modern society are gradually disappearing or disappearing, so it becomes easier to engage in reselling, and the word is gradually forgotten.