‘’ There was very little freedom there, but neither was there much freedom to fail. They were terrified living in the West with the possibility of being out of work or having medical problems that sucked up all their money.
If you were raised never knowing any better, capitalism and self-reliance could be a real crap shoot.’’
To be fair Soviet propaganda regarding the West was quite factually correct. It was biased in conclusions based on these facts though. The rest is history along with the Soviet bloc which didn’t prove to be a working system.
To be fair Soviet propaganda regarding the West was quite factually correct. It was biased in conclusions based on these facts though
One of the books was titled “British Foreign Policy in WWII.” The book had facts undoubtedly cherry-picked (but that’s what writing is about) and the facts were, well, factual.
But the spin they put on the facts was merciless. You’d think Russia won the war single-handedly despite having to put up with allies.
Of course, Russia did take the brunt of civilian loss in the war and I understand why if reverberates with them as it does. But the interpretation of facts by the Soviets was completely self serving. I don’t remember if they mentioned the non-aggression pact with Hitler before he invaded them, but I doubt they did.
The bookstore, of course, was purely a Soviet propaganda outlet that made a few bucks on the side. They would probably have given the stuff away if asked.