CHILDREN OF THE USSR Bashny.Net

Selected passages from the works of the Soviet Union, written by children born after 1991,

"The 1st of May we always remember our grandfathers, grandparents and people who lived in the Soviet Union, that we were better than them, and that we were not aware of such suffering, what they knew." (V. Skosyreva)

... Yulia Sokolova this year 11 years old. She was born, like all her classmates, in 1991. In that memorable year when the country had died of the USSR. It turns out that Julia and her classmates - the first generation that did not lived in the Soviet era.

For them, the "Soviet Union" - is a historical concept. And do not even historical (history because they do not yet know very well), and some fabulous. Therefore, writing that the magazine "Ogonyok" offered to write the children to the 1st May on the theme "What is the country of the USSR", turned into writing fairy tales. A fairy tale is customary to begin ...

& quot; ... Once there was a country of the USSR. It was formed when the country came to Lenin. The people said to the king, that he is wrong - and Lenin came to power & quot ;. (Julia Sokolova)

& quot; ... People worked, worked, worked ... And currently not thought. People were really does not matter what they eat, where sleep as a rest & quot ;. (Vadim Khudyakov)

"When the Soviet Union was, people did not pay attention to clothes. Dressed not as good. Men wore overshoes in jacket, a light hat and gloves when working. The women wore a jacket, gloves and a scarf on her head (so the head was not visible) - and also in galoshes. Such clothing was more convenient to all, to work. " (Vadim Khudyakov)

"The Soviet Union was a red flag, so in vogue was red. The red color represents the blood that should be shed, when a lot of work. Children wore red ties, women are always dressed for the holidays red dresses, red cars produced in the houses were red wallpaper. " (Name crossed out)

"All men are dressed alike. There form. While the children wore uniforms: girls wore dark brown skirts, blouses and red ties, and boys - in dark pants, white shirts and red ties, too. " (Name crossed out)

"Happiest were those who lived in villages. They had their own land, and they could always kill and eat a pig. And in the cities people are always hungry ... "(Not specified.)

"Products in the USSR were not very high quality. For sausage were 20-kilometer queue. Sausage single factory was sometimes even green. TV people did not have. " (Daria Rakova)

"In the Soviet Union ruled Lenin, which now lies in a mausoleum. People were working in the factories. They made bombs, tanks, machinery, but not food. Therefore, the food was not enough. For people enjoyed shopping coupons, and not money, because the money people did not have. " (Julia Ostroushko)

"People have always worked in the Soviet Union and refused to rest. They came home from work and went straight to bed, because it is very tired at work. Dreams of people are not looking. " (Julia Ostroushko) "In his spare time, people went to the mausoleum. There, people met, drank tea, exchanged news, hang out. The Lenin Mausoleum is dead. The Soviet people liked to look at him. " (Light Kamynin)

"Soviet children from an early age said that they have to study and work and play is not necessary. And children do not play, but only studied and worked. Once all the children dressed in the same clothes ... Although, in principle, I think it is good ... In the USSR were hammered children. " (Julia Ostroushko)

"I feel sorry for Soviet children. They did not have computers, no toys. Adults always say that we must work hard. And when it came to rest, adults say they go for a walk. Children constantly walked the streets. It was the only entertainment for the children. " (Alexander Mishahina)

"People did everything on the air: read on air, walking ... At home, when they're not working, they had nothing to do. And so they always walked. For people doing the parks, the people were happy. " (Name crossed out)

"Birthdays celebrated modestly, the New Year is also not particularly ... The main celebration was a celebration of work ... And now there is nowhere else this holiday - Labour Day." (Julia Sokolova)

"In the USSR, most people lived (three-quarters of the world's population) ... And all these people are constantly working. The USSR was the richest country, even though the people here and starve. Of course, other countries envied the USSR ... "(V. Skosyreva)

"The USSR won the war, because in this country were more hard-working people. The Germans are lazy - so lost. " (Name withheld)

& quot; ... the war began at 6 am, and the first thing flew planes. In the USSR, while everyone was asleep and were not ready for war. Therefore, the Germans on the same day almost reached Moscow, but Russian is still repulsed the attack and won the war. After the war, there were many killed and heroes. The woods were downed aircraft and tanks, and in the river can be found the hydrogen bomb, and the deep water lay mortars killed by the Germans. All the boys after the war in the woods looking for weapons. Everyone wanted to be heroes, too, and thought that the war would soon be over & quot ;. (Igor Polishchuk)

"USSR ... They lived in poverty, but thought they were rich." (Daria Rakova)

& quot; ... There, in the Soviet Union were very civilized people. They had a good job (interesting). They do not express a harsh word. They help each other, not robbed, do not be greedy. We are different from them. They are different from all people on the planet ... & quot; (Daria Susanin)

"Ordinary people living in unheated apartments, because all the heat taken yourself officials. People got very little money, but to be honest ... I do not even know why the Soviet people ... nobody in the world did not understand and do not understand. " (Margarita Eden)

"My grandfather left a lot of medals ... he orders a whole box! Children dressed while very ill and barely raised money to feed themselves. And even if such a situation, people would help each other. And then everything changed, and the Soviet Union was no more. People no longer want to work and help each other. And those who are still alive, they feel very sad. My grandmother now lives in Krasnodar, like Grandpa. They constantly remember about the Soviet Union, and always alone. Grandfather speaks at the First of May, and when summer came to Moscow, then took me to the Mausoleum. I am very proud of him. " (Igor Melnichenko)

"They say that the Soviet Union has collapsed and no longer exists. But I do not fully believe in it. Maybe this country still exists? The people working there, the 1st of May is celebrated every year ... "(Light Kamynin)