Rational choice of individuals destined to become a collective decision-making error. Speeding the former Soviet Union to reform the financial liberalization and opening up, the former Soviet Union the phenomenon of people lining up to buy again. This is not only what products we buy, but the U.S. dollar, they tried to put in the hands of rubles into U.S. dollars.
Buying U.S. dollars at that time has become an inevitable choice. Since a large number of short-term foreign bank borrowing, inflation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been quite common. Short-term economic growth is fueled by over-dependence on investment. In addition, when the rapid opening of the market, short-term supply shortage of consumer goods also contributed to soaring prices. Reform of the former Soviet Union people eager to get the paper wealth has contributed to the realization of the rate of inflation.