In the series "Stockholmiana" we visit places and tell unique stories from Stockholm's past. In this episode: The Potato Riots. During spring 1917, large parts of Stockholm ran out of potatoes. A rumour emerges that there's potatoes at Fredrik Karlsson's grocery store, and hundreds (mostly women) are gathered to buy potatoes. The police are telling them to leave, but 22 year old Clary Ählström is one of the leading women who refuse to leave. Over a thousand people gather and riots break out.
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Негізгі бет Stockholmiana: The Potato Riots - when three women became working class heros (English subtitles)
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