may i ask you a dumb question? since you lived in the soviet union and now a different kind of russia, do you like having all of the global everything, or do you resent shit like mcdonalds coming into your world and changing things? i just look at that kid's jacket and see all the labels (maybe it's like a racer's sponsor jacket clone or something) and it just strikes me. or do you love it? or does it matter? i'm just curious. i have never been to russia, but i've been to some previously-soviet-sphere places and seen the change, nad it's bizarre to me.
well, i don't know, in fact it's a very complex question. people used to resent some things a lot, right after the collapse of soviet union, tv ads most of all, especially of things like panty shields, tompons, candoms et cetera, everything intinmate, because soviet society was very, very, in fact extremely conservative in terms of sex, morality etc. 'prokladki' (panty shields) became some sort of a common noun for vulgar ads. but it's all but over by now. the society has changed, and in fact i think that we are in the middle of a goldem age of sort, as at this moment both of the worlds are available for anyone interested. it's like living inside a soviet era museum with mcdonalds and stuff scattered all over the place. plus, it's an-almost-totalitarian country now where you can be free and individualistic, more or less (until you mess with particular sort of stuff). it probably can't go on forever, but i enjoy it the way it is now. you can go some distance from moscow, and find typical soviet shops, typical soviet environment etc, so basically the old world goes, but so slowly that you don't need to resent the new world that is coming. if that makes any sense to you. there are no mcdonalds 30 km from moscow or other big cities anyway.
thanks so much for giving me your insights. i'm always interested in these things, and russia is mysterious to me. i really need to visit your country, because i imagine it must be similar to the USA, in that it's huge (much bigger than usa) and insular and thinks the world revolves around it. otherwise, why did the cold war exist? ;) anyway, thank you so much for explaining to me! :)
yes, i think you're right about that, we think that the world revolves around us, or that it should, at least. i wish we didn't though, we'd be better off for that, but oh well. don't take my palistine question too seriously, don't waste time on them; i know nothing about the subject so basically anything goes. also, i think i'll ask you to recommend me some good books, because you know how difficult it is to find a good book on a subject you know nothing about, right?
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