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One of the problems of the USSR lies in the fact that a country cannot exist forever on the enthusiasm and heroism of its people. Thanks to this, the Soviet Union won the Great Patriotic War and quickly recovered afterward, but people cannot endlessly invest everything in the state and receive nothing in return. And the naive Soviet citizens were constantly being deceived.

However, there is also a positive aspect to Soviet policy. The absence of social stratification has a positive effect on people's relationships, fostering camaraderie and mutual assistance. But the attitude of our government at the time towards the people is sometimes simply shocking. In the 1980s, the second-largest source of income for the USSR, after the sale of oil abroad, was the sale of alcoholic beverages to the country's population. And now we are seeing terrible consequences, especially adolescent alcoholism. The nation is slowly becoming an alcoholic nation, and an alcoholic nation cannot be a fully functional one. As a result, without any McDonald's or American ideology, we can destroy ourselves. But we can be proud that no one drinks as much as Russians do. Excellent.
O God of Earth and Altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.


G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal