Bananas were a common good sold in Moscow back in 80-s. Every time my grandpa was on his business trip to Moscow he brought a bunch of them. Green, but in a few days they go yellow and sweet enough to eat.
Lines formed nowadays for buying a newer version of iPhone remind me those days back in USSR. No kidding. :)
They got more common over time indeed, but most things you could buy abroad just weren't available. Mostly tropical fruits and vegetables that wouldn't grow in most of Russia and since there was little import of anything... I remember tasting Kiwis for the first time after we moved to Europe.
As far as standing in line for the latest iPhone: no thank you indeed, been there done that :)
Lines formed nowadays for buying a newer version of iPhone remind me those days back in USSR. No kidding. :)