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.
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.
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
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?
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…
I also wrote about the anti alcohol campaign, I like the image you chose of the man rejecting alcohol because it displays how the Soviet Union utilized media to devalue the consumption of alcohol. It displays that rejecting alcohol even in a casual setting is a professional decision as an adult.
