Jamie Fox took some advice from the 1980’s Soviet Government in his song Blame It (On the Alcohol) when he says: Blame it on the vodka Blame it on the henny Blame it on the blue top Got you feeling dizzy Blame it on the a a a a a alcohol The Soviet government in the late …
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Tear Down This Blog!
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“Behind me stands a wall that encircles the free sectors of this city, part of a vast system of barriers that divides the entire continent of Europe. . . . Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German, separated from his fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a … More Tear Down This Blog!
The Chernobyl Plant Surpassed the 5 Year Energy Plan in 5 Milliseconds
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The Chernobyl Meltdown is recognized as one of the worst man-made disasters in history. Over half of Europe was affected by the radiation cloud produced from the nuclear power plant. It took Soviet Premier Gorbachev weeks to even release a statement about the explosion and the damage it caused. Details about the disaster were difficult …
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Shots of Death… or Vodka
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When most people think of Russians, they think of vodka as well, but, it’s not even their official beverage, tea is, as shown in my first post. In the 70s and 80s, alcohol played such a role in premature deaths, violence, child abuse, and suicide, that, in 1985, new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev started an… Continue reading Shots of Death… or Vodka →
The Explosion Lives On
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April 26, 1986 is a date that will forever be known in history as the date of the world’s worst nuclear accident; the Chernobyl explosion. On this date, one of the main reactors in Chernobyl’s power station, located in Ukraine, exploded (pictured above), releasing radioactive material into the air not only in Ukraine, but even […]
Sober Up, Comrade!
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It’s common knowledge that Vodka is a Russian specialty, and the Russian’s knew how to have a good time no matter the time of day or reason to celebrate. Blogger Katelin writes in her post ‘War on…Alcohol?’ about the Soviet Union’s struggle with their population that was showing some unfortunate signs of alcoholism, such as … Continue reading Sober Up, Comrade! →
Good Bye USSR
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In December of 1991, the Soviet Union was finally disbanded and broken into fifteen separate states with the Russian Federation being the largest of them. The few years prior to ’91 and ’91 itself, were politically tumultuous to say the least. These years included the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Boris Yeltsin winning … Continue reading Good Bye USSR
Smells Like Teen Angst
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This picture is hyperlinked to a website showcasing Soviet Punk Culture. As young adults, I figured we could all relate to the topic of youth dissidence in late Soviet Russia. Seventeen Moments credited the rapid decline of success among … Continue reading →
Miners Strike Again
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Picture Source: http://stansburyforum.com/making-sense-of-marikana/ The Miners’ Strike in 1989, which demanded an end to the Communist Party in the Soviet Union, was followed by another strike in 1991, which differed in a number of ways. “Whereas in 1989 the miners were wary of provoking repression, in 1991 they boldly called for Gorbachev’s resignation, the dismantling of the … Continue reading Miners Strike Again
“We Came to Beat up Punks, Hippies, and Break Dancers, too”
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During the decline of the Soviet Union, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the theme of dissident and rebellious youth continued. As you can read about in my last blog post, the “stilyagi” emerged in the 1950s as a counter-culture, Western-style movement of rebellious youths. The older generations despised this new movement; they were… Continue reading “We Came to Beat up Punks, Hippies, and Break Dancers, too” →
