The stereotype about Russians enjoying Vodka in the cold is interesting because I wonder how they typically stereotype Americans? “Gorbachev deciding that the party was over” was definitely a factor that caused alot of his popularity to be lost among the people of the Soviet Union.
Author: Nick Umana
Comment on AIDS and the “high-risk” group. by Nick Umana
Good hook with your introduction about how that individual specifically reacted to aids. Its wild to think that people who were diagnosed with this disease were labeled as outcasts. I try to imagine what it would be like to live in a society like that and I can’t imagine it. Has this outcast idea about Aids remained in soviet culture to modern day and how so?
Comment on The Singing Revolution by Nick Umana
So cool to see that the people united under the idea of song to combat the aggressive Soviet government. Its unfortunate to see how those peaceful protests quickly became violent after fire was opened up on them. How are there tensions between these co…
Comment on Gopnik’s Galore by Nick Umana
Putting this post into perspective by comparing the Gopnik’s to White trash or Rednecks is a good way to make this post more interesting, especially because its how you introduce the post. It acted as an attention grabber for me which made me want to read through the post to see how these characters came into play in Soviet culture. Good post!
Comment on Stop 6: Chernobyl by Nick Umana
Its pretty cool how you write this post as if you were going through the adventure yourself. It’s a really cool perspective which makes readers imagine that they’re there going through Chernobyl with you. I wonder how similar this experience is to other people’s who also visit Chernobyl
Comment on Say No to Alcohol by Nick Umana
What kind of organized crime came into play because of the prohibition policies? Was it all alcohol related crime or was it violent riots type of crime? I also wrote about the anti-alcohol campaign and couldn’t find the answers to these questions.
Comment on Excuse me while I have a quick meltdown by Nick Umana
Your introduction and title to this post is a good attention grabber and made me chuckle. Comparing Chernobyl to the US 911 incident is a great way to put this situation into perspective. The severity of this incident was something I was really never aware of before this and seeing how this post correlates with the video we watched in class was a good way to put everything together.
Comment on Countering the Counterculture by Nick Umana
The popularity of Rock and Roll in the Soviet Union surprised me because I always imagine the Soviet Union to be so strict in regard to their pass time activities. However, it does not surprise me that the music became so mainstream so fast because of their lack of culture before glasnost
Comment on The Baltic Independence Movement by Nick Umana
The policies of Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring) in the Soviet Union are really interesting ideas because of how they reform Soviet culture as well as the direction of economics. In your opinion how could the violence that took place be avoided?
Comment on Nothing More Russian than Vodka…Right? by Nick Umana
I also wrote about the anti alcohol campaign. I thought that the anti alcohol campaign was very interesting in the way that it almost contrast Soviet culture because of the large factor that vodka played in their society. Were the rehabilitation center…
