Thread: Перестройка, также до и после

Originally Posted by dtrq

But most Russians who lived in those times will say that 70s was much better than perestroika.

Yeah, their illusion of happiness was taken away from them, but the thing is, they couldn't have that illusion forever, and sooner or later it would happen anyway; as one escapee from the USSR described that system in one sentence, "The reason for your happiness is that you don't have a clue of how unhappy you are" ("Ваше счастье в том что вы не знаете как плохо вы живете")

Originally Posted by Eric C.

"The reason for your happiness is that you don't have a clue of how unhappy you are" ("Ваше счастье в том что вы не знаете как плохо вы живете")

The same could be said for people in the US right now.

Originally Posted by Deborski

The same could be said for people in the US right now.

And for any nation and era

Originally Posted by dtrq

And for any nation and era

I completely agree!

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Originally Posted by dtrq

And for any nation and era

Maybe a little bit offtop, but still: if you could choose when you live, now or 40 years ago, provided you would be in the same exact area you're now in, what would you choose?

Originally Posted by Eric C.

Maybe a little bit offtop, but still: if you could choose when you live, now or 40 years ago, provided you would be in the same exact area you're now in, what would you choose?

It would depend on which of my friends were there

Because more than my country, or any specific time, I love my friends.

Originally Posted by Eric C.

Let's assume all of your friends would go back in time with you =)

But we would all have to live here in Spokanistan? There would not be any real difference between now and 40 years ago! LOL

Originally Posted by Deborski

But we would all have to live here in Spokanistan? There would not be any real difference between now and 40 years ago! LOL

That's the thing! (if you take out of consideration the progress humanity has made over these years, though )

While in Russia, there would be a fantastically huge difference.

Originally Posted by Eric C.

Maybe a little bit offtop, but still: if you could choose when you live, now or 40 years ago, provided you would be in the same exact area you're now in, what would you choose?

40 years ago there was nothing in the area where I'm now, lol. Anyway, of course I'll choose present days, because this is what I used to live in. But a lot of older generation people would choose 'Back in the USSR'.