Summery:
The war on high prices was a literal war between the soviets and the anthropomorphized high prices (in the form of bureaucrats)that where created by the capitalists in a freak laboratory accident c.a 1983.
History, backstory and duration:
The literal war on high prices raged from 1984 to the collapse of the soviet union, being the only war ever in history.
Because of the communistic idea of being against money the embodiment of high prices (bureaucrats) attacked and invaded the soviet union April 4th 1984 causing the the almost decade long war. The leader of high prices- John money was a tough leader with an immensely powerful army eventually leading to their inevitable success and the collapse of the soviet union.