I am 22 years old girl from Russia. Ive been 3 years old, when USSR crashed, I dont remember anything about this time. But I hear what people over age 40 tell about it.
If I was born 20 years earlier, I would have guaranteed quality education. I would have guaranteed jobsite, no matter if I like that work or not. It would be impossible for me to starve to death, but if I would like to buy some good food (sausage, milk, fruits), I have to spend a lot of hours in queues. USSR could provide me some living standards, but the success, but the values that I need.
And now, without USSR, I had to be flat out for get an education. And that education give me nothing but a certificate of degree. All knowleges I get from self-education.
I had to work during my student days, because the rate of scholarships for students in Russia are quite funny. It is difficult. But I succeed. Now I have a good job in one of the largest russian IT-company. I do what I want, because I have freedom for this, and money and opportunity. I have all of it thanks to my own efforts. I won't change all of this to some guarantees and ideology.
And thats the main difference between USSR and contemporary Russia. In Russia you have a fair chance, but you shoul work hard to have everything you want. In Soviet Russia you will never have what you want, but you will have what the goverment gives you; enought to live, but too little to be happy.
And the cards...well, will live - will see. Our goverment have a lot of good ideas, but everybody knows it couldn't realize them well.
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I am 22 years old girl from Russia. Ive been 3 years old, when USSR crashed, I dont remember anything about this time. But I hear what people over age 40 tell about it. If I was born 20 years earlier, I would have guaranteed quality education. I would have guaranteed jobsite, no matter if I like that work or not. It would be impossible for me to starve to death, but if I would like to buy some good food (sausage, milk, fruits), I have to spend a lot of hours in queues. USSR could provide me some living standards, but the success, but the values that I need. And now, without USSR, I had to be flat out for get an education. And that education give me nothing but a certificate of degree. All knowleges I get from self-education. I had to work during my student days, because the rate of scholarships for students in Russia are quite funny. It is difficult. But I succeed. Now I have a good job in one of the largest russian IT-company. I do what I want, because I have freedom for this, and money and opportunity. I have all of it thanks to my own efforts. I won't change all of this to some guarantees and ideology. And thats the main difference between USSR and contemporary Russia. In Russia you have a fair chance, but you shoul work hard to have everything you want. In Soviet Russia you will never have what you want, but you will have what the goverment gives you; enought to live, but too little to be happy. And the cards...well, will live - will see. Our goverment have a lot of good ideas, but everybody knows it couldn't realize them well.