Soviet College Admission — My Dad's Story (1970)
Forgive me: This is both a comment on the content and in the process I mentioned something I made recently. I don't want any more users right now.<p>I have a bucket for links called "Mythbusting" on this service I made named Scrooty.<p>I called the bucket "Mythbusting" not as a reference to the TV show but rather for a particular category of content.<p>I often run into misconceptions and tropes that bother me. One of those among people I encounter often is that the Soviet Union was so great compared to the US then or now. Another is things like, say, the excessive praise of Japanese longevity/health.<p>This is a link I'm saving for the next time somebody tries to tell me how devoid of racism the Soviet Union was.<p>Another recent link for this bucket was the (recent, but it's been ongoing) outrage among Chinese farmers not getting recompense for their land from the gov't confiscations.<p>Stories like this are starting to be shared more. Here's hoping it keeps coming.