The Last Soviet Generation
I see a stories here of happy Soviet people. One from current Russian minority (upper class back then by default) and one from party member. Let me tell you my family story. My grand grandfather was a clerk in independent Lithuania’s court before Soviet occupation. He went to gulag when Soviets came and died there. For the rest of the family the life was destroyed - they were outlawed. Education and work choices very limited, no party membership, occasional KGB checks. Especially during catholic celebrations like Eastern or Christmas. Few generations later I left for Germany and never looked back.  Lithuania lost status of being western country in Soviet Union. Now it is just another weird faceless post Soviet country that made into EU and NATO. No strategy, no goals, no future. People and especially politicians hadn’t learned planing and choice making. At the moment this country is in a silent war against Russia, Belarus and even China: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&#x2F;china-threatens-lithuania-withgarbage-bin-of-history-for-taiwan-office-2021-12" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&#x2F;china-threatens-lithuania-wi...</a>
Oh well…