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I much enjoyed reading about your reading adventures. I see a shared history between Russia and Berlin being great material for nonsensical humour. There is so much to learn about the world. For example with repression, Kaminer talks about heavy metal music that reacts to a rigid regime which makes me think of Pussy riot. Like you reading of places you do not plan to go, you gave me an opportunity to find out about books I don’t plan to read. Who knows though, the first book seems amazing.
Thank you @edouard, I was hoping someone would get excited about my books! :-) And for certain, the first book is the most recommendable one. Pussy Riot is not too far off, actually, and it's interesting to see the stories associated... Almost seems like the Soviet regime was less repressive than that of modern Russia. The difference, however, is that back then the only option they had was to hold the concert in an apartment, as they had nowhere else to go.
True that on both points. When you think about it, North Koreans get more excited about Kim Il Sun than about his 2 successor. Something about that era was particularly galvanizing in communism around the world. In my opinion, it has a lot to do with over-population. People in the west are also less excited about capitalism when all the easy to get ressources where still around.
Well, in the 1950's communists felt that their day had finally come, and with good reason. Once China was red, Eastern Europe firmly under Soviet influence, and the Cold War in full swing, nobody could argue with that. Also, what's hidden in the haze of the distant past is easier to be idealized.
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