Alexey, you're a poor opponent. And the topic is completely uninteresting. You create a thread where you impose your "historical" view and try to say that everyone else is wrong, and the USSR was good. Create a thread like: "Praise the USSR!" and everything will be fine. You liked the old system; you call THIS freedom and a good life? Then you're just a simple person who needs an average salary, a piece of sausage, drinks on holidays, and a religion (like communism) that would justify turning people into animals. "Socialism": 1) Destroyed all the country's intelligentsia, which set it back many decades and will continue to cause enormous harm to culture. 2) Millions of people died during repressions, censorship, and the actions of institutions like the NKVD. 3) Led to the destruction of many spiritual values, temples, and traditions. 4) Ultimately left the countries individually in complete decline. If you like it, go ahead and live in it. I'm just stating some facts and MY opinion. I spoke with a historian the other day, and I have enough knowledge to draw a conclusion. So, let's not pressure anyone. Slonysh, it's a different book and a different author. However, what's the point of arguing? Go to China and experience the communist regime firsthand.