----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Brown" <CharlesB at cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 10:17 AM Subject: The country that was taken away from us: My Soviet memories.
> The country that was taken away from us: My Soviet memories.
>
> "ChrisD(RJ)" <chrisd at russiajournal.com>
>
> CB:
>
> My life was pretty clear, without any major worries, and all roads in life
> were open for me when I grew up. It was not a question of whenever you can
> afford it to go to university - it was simply a matter of you doing your
> best at school and knowing what you want to become. I had an extremely
> happy childhood. Not rich or posh or anything like that, but that is not
> what makes you happy. I had a very loving and caring family around me; I
> had plenty of interesting books, I have travelled more than any of my
> friends - every year several times with my mother, all around the USSR,
and
> it was an enormous country! The life was sometimes a bit boring, maybe a
> bit predictable, but we never knew what it is like to worry about your
> tomorrow and the future of your children. The usual road in life was
> kindergarten (or staying with granny, which was a far more preferred by
the
> child and a very convenient option) - school - university (or work, or
> another types of specialized education first).
I'm confused, Charles. Did you spend your formative years in the USSR?
-- Luke