Dr. Nelson, thank you for the comment and that is a very important question. Geography has a much larger affect on economics and transportation than people give credit. Geography dictates transportation routes; it is imperative that the cheapest routes be built because straight lines can be incredibly expensive when traversing lakes, mountains, unable ground, dense forests, etc. Transportation routes are a key way to connect economic hubs, project political power (It’s how the US kept control of the West & how the Bolsheviks squashed the White and Green armies).
Month: May 2019
Comment on Staging Staged On-Stage Heroes by jndickey
Hi, Carolyn, great question and I would say “no.” People watch movies to enjoy a good story, and the movie has plenty of strong characters, sarcastic remarks, romance, and epic battles that covers the government’s intent to glorify its revolution. Comparatively in America, look at “The Patriot” with Mel Gibson. It is a fun movie and story to watch, but it also glorifies the current government’s origins.
Comment on Why Afghanistan? by jndickey
Ajmal, thank you for your comment. It is important to analyze Soviet intent with Babrak. And it is also important to understand the limitations of the Afghan political revolution that led to Russian intervention because I speculate that if Afghanistan’s political climate had been more stable the USSR would have intervened economically and politically (to have an ally help with the issues the USSR had) instead of militarily. I appreciate your input as it add a lot to this post!
Comment on The Tale of Two Yuri(es): A Story of Corruption and Diamonds by Jordan Dickey
This is quite an interesting story, and shows corruption can be found anywhere. I think this highlights some of the politicking and corruption that went on in the Soviet Union. Some of these stories are ridiculous and one can barely believe they really…
Comment on Kino and the Underground Music Scene by tayholman9
I thought this was an interesting post! I love learning about music. I never hear about Russian music (unless it’s classical music). Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed the song!
Comment on Roxanne by tayholman9
I found your post very interesting! I wrote about the same topic, but I really liked the quote you used. I think it really shows how taboo sex was in the Soviet Union at this time! I was shocked when I read that there wasn’t a word for sex.
Comment on Kino and the Underground Music Scene by rjwait
I just killed a billion zombies! Why is no one helping
Kino der toten
But seriously, I’ll have to check them out, nice post.
Comment on Guns or Records? What do athletes want? by rjwait
When you explain it like this it does seem so silly where each nation was unwilling to back down just out of pride. Sad that innocent people that didn’t really care had to get caught up in all the nonsense. I never really thought about how some athletes suffered more than others making note of the gymnasts. I wonder if in the future we’ll see an olympics without national representation because at the end of the day, that’s not what should be celebrated and isn’t really important.
Comment on Guns or Records? What do athletes want? by dylana94
Thank you! During my research, I began to believe the boycott had little to do with the actual invasion of Afghanistan, and more to do with harming Soviet moral. Also, the Carter administration needed to save face. Just a mess that hurt athletes!
Comment on Russian to Space by alicjakara
I’m sure they had ambitions. As you said there was gradual progress. They were always pushing the limit- they admitted sending Laika into space wasn’t thought through enough resulting in her death. They had ambitions too- sending animals and people into space were huge accomplishments. Nevertheless they overcame boundaries and had a lot of “firsts”.
