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5 Oct 2020 4 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Free Stuff Public transportation was very cheap. The bus, trolley, or metro trip was just a couple of pennies. Medicine and education in the Soviet Union were free. The quality of the medicine wasn’t as high as it is in th...
4 Oct 2020 4 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
Part 1 Part 2 Living Conditions Compared to the cost of living in the West, my parents paid very little for the accommodation, maybe 1/20 of their combined monthly income. At the same time, securing a decent place to live was a problem. It was...
3 Oct 2020 4 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
Part 1 Human factor Living under socialism, I always heard from the radio, TV, and in school that socialism makes labor a pleasure. This dominant narrative instilled in my mind the concept that people are so happy to give "their all" for their co...
2 Oct 2020 3 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
Since early childhood, I remember the emblem of three good grandpas: Marx, Engels, and Lenin. I thought that because of how good they are, all three of them live in Kremlin and during the new year, dress like Santa Clauses and bring children presen...
30 Aug 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Leonis
Video games and I go way back. I recall playing with the SNES back when I was in kindergarten. I didn't own the console as it belonged to my aunt. Yeah, sounds crazy, but she's only 13 years older than me, so she was a gamer girl back then e...
10 Jun 2020 2 minute read 0 comments JasmineC
How are you doing today? I hope you're fine and well. I hope you wear the smile I gave you and live the life you dreamt of. Please don't worry about me because I am wearing the smile you gave me. This is what I usually write in the letter I made f...
8 Jun 2020 3 minute read 0 comments dexpartacus
In this picture I'm the only one who's missing, because I'm the one who did it, it's from 1999, these are my classmates from that time. I had to obscure a part because one of my friends didn't make a very nice gesture. 😁 Hey buddies! A lot of...
6 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
I collect Playing Cards as a hobby. They give me warm and fuzzy childhood memories. Building a house of cards on the floor. Watching my Aunt and Uncle play Solitaire while they babysat me. Playing card games with family and friends. Flash forward to...
6 Jun 2020 8 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
Usually, Rachel preferred walking on the 5th floor to her apartment rather than using the elevator. After this exercise, her legs felt like cast irons and she had to take a shower, but it was still better than being in the elevator. She didn’t know...
10 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
While in high school I read the novel of the British author John Braine "Room at the Top." It's a story about a young and ambitious lad from a humble origin, who is trying to find its way to the top of society in post-WWII England. What struck me add...
