A Classic of Soviet Engineering - The Typhoon-class sub

Re:A Classic of Soviet Engineering - The Typhoon-class sub by rdtsc on Monday August 09, 2010 @05:48PM (#1589534)

> Friendships were real and lasted a lifetime in many cases, family ties were fairly closely knit and children were on the whole loved and safe, much safer than those 'free' children in the west.

That is what I miss. We used to spend more time together. It is not that we didn't work hard, we did, but there was just more time to spend with the family and friends. Then after the collapse for some reason people, even in my extended family, changed. They started hating each other more. There is less sencerity and closeness. It is hard to explain.

Interesting that you noticed that as well. I thought it only happened to my family....

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Re:A Classic of Soviet Engineering - The Typhoon-class sub by jacquesm on Monday August 09, 2010 @05:56PM (#1589563)

I was wondering if I should write that all out, I wrote it a few hours ago, then decided not to post it because it's overlong but then changed my mind because I think this needs to be said.

I hope you find the picture on the whole accurate, it's from my no doubt faulty recollection, I hope I haven't romanticised or glossed over the bad parts. There are plenty more paragraphs that I could add about for instance the army, the jokes, the police, the drinking and so on, but I think it's enough like this.

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Re:A Classic of Soviet Engineering - The Typhoon-class sub by rdtsc on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @09:19AM (#1591344)

Thank you for posting that. All those points resonated with me. It made me think of the past and remember.

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