I found your post very interesting! This meltdown has been one of the most infamous and devastating in history so far and it is sometimes difficult to fully conceptualize, but you break down the situation very well. I do wonder how they even began to clean up after the melt down? What is the process for dealing with this kind of nuclear material and what state if the area in now?
Author: dianaschulberg
Comment on Physical Sports & Politics by dianaschulberg
A very thought provoking post! It is interesting how the Olympic have become such an important international symbol in global cooperation and togetherness. The decision to boycott such, especially for political reasons, comes with many ramifications regardless of who is right or wrong. It is and is not surprising that the decision by Carter was unpopular in the US.
Comment on Hand Moscow a Box of Tissues and Give it a Warm Hug by dianaschulberg
In my opinion, women were portrayed in this light as a default. The traditional role was somewhat threatened by the freedom the revolution promised and this film along with other pieces of media, enforced the ‘traditional’ role. As to the question of the workforce, women were expected to essentially do both. They were supposed to be these revolutionary workers but not so much that it would upset the ruling men while still being expected to handle the household.
Comment on Russian Rock’n’Roll, Avoiding Mind Control? by dianaschulberg
This is a very interesting post! It is surprising how different our genres of music can change country to country, time period to time period. It is also somewhat surprising just how deep the government enforced patriotism and to what minute details. It makes you wonder how much pressure artists felt while trying to express themselves while also keeping with in the requirements.
Comment on Everybody’s a critic: Khrushchev’s thoughts on art by dianaschulberg
A very interesting post. Khruschev was so critical on art for someone who wasn’t an artist himself. I am surprised by how caustic he was towards artists while also trying to separate himself from the brutality of Stalin. It is also ironically hilarious that Neizvestny designed a monument for Khruschev. I wonder why the family asked him to?
Comment on Betrayal at the Kremlin! by dianaschulberg
This is a cool way of framing and talking about the relationship between Stalin and Khruschev. It really makes you wonder how close the two really were especially since Khruschev turned on Stalin so quickly after his death. I wonder if it was less personal but more to ensure his own reign and take down the cult of personality while also separating the idea of communism from the image of Stalin.
Comment on Let the games begin! by dianaschulberg
This is such a cool post, i had no idea this was a thing! It seems like a good rallying point for nationalism and getting everyone to root for the same side while also making connections on an international level. I tis also interesting that it is till being used relatively recently.
Comment on A Dog Called Laika by dianaschulberg
It is interesting to see how far we have come in terms of space travel. While it is still a dangerous mission today but the rush and push of the time period to get any living thing into space led to a lot of deaths like Laika. It is sad to hear the history of the animals who died in these first trials of space flight but important to measure how advanced space travel has become.
Comment on Freedom from the Gulags by dianaschulberg
Your post was very interesting, I feel like history often glosses over the Gulags and the actual details of what happened there. I’m surprised these novels aren’t more well known and it took the death of Stalin to really make solid change happened for the people who were trapped in the Gulags.
Comment on Innocence Lost: The Great Patriotic War in “Ivan’s Childhood” by dianaschulberg
Your post is so interesting! I had no idea that so many women and children took part in the Red Army. You are right that almost no one mentions the use of child soldiers and especially orphans by the red army as scouts and other positions. Also the hardships that women in the Red Army faced, even though they were all on the same side they were still viewed negatively by their male counterparts. Very informative and interesting post!
