Quote Originally Posted by LXNDR View Post
probably, that also has something to do with traditionally little appreciation and reward for personal initiative in the Soviet society, unless it's approved by authority, which in turn discourages people to take initiative and so they become pretty passive

there's even a saying - инициатива наказуема


in the end everybody's equal, but the itinerary to the destination can vary
Like "Everybody is equal, but some are more equal than others"...? Maybe George Orwell had it right.