It might be possible because of Covd-19. Places like restaurants and clothing business which is not really an existential need because there are super markets, might close down and people might loose money and revenue because of that. And a lot of peoples loved ones are passng away as well, which would make it harder.
Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist years, his rise to power and his brutal reign that caused millions of deaths.