One thing that really hits the hammer to the nail when you learn about this culture (Russia 1917-1991) you grow more and more aware of how cold this system was. The stories of plain volunteer firefighters marching in to fight the Chernobyl fires was a blatant indicator of a political system that would throw its own people into the breach to keep the will of the system going. Exploring the space program the Soviet Union managed, stories like this are common as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z_m7onLw74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWumRGO1420
No comments:
Post a Comment