Re:The Brexit Possibility
by cousin_it on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @01:01PM
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If you think Soviet Russia happened because of nationalism and a desire for glorious past, you should check your sources. It's the opposite of true. Early Soviet Russia embraced modern art, abolition of family, "denounce the old world" and all that jazz.
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Early Soviet Russia is a complicated concept to talk about, as country was still in complete disarray after the civil war. Your description is true for intellectuals in biggest cities for a short while; soon after, the forces of repression and totalitarism took over the country, and unlike said intellectuals, they had true public support.