I'm just a naturally curious person who's always been fascinated by how the world works. If you're referring to the USSR, I became interested around the time of the Chernobyl disaster and have followed developments closely since then. People think of 9-11 as a watershed moment, but they forget the impact of Chernobyl, which IMO had far greater consequences as it signalled the end of the USSR and the Cold War. People who grew up in that era will know what I mean, in fact the similarity to our present situation is hard to ignore, the only difference being that we appear to have traded places. Russia is recovering from their collapse and their society is slowly becoming more open and democratic, while our collapse is just getting started, and authoritarianism is on the rise.
That’s a sad story. You have quite a knowledge base. May I ask what has driven your interest?
I'm just a naturally curious person who's always been fascinated by how the world works. If you're referring to the USSR, I became interested around the time of the Chernobyl disaster and have followed developments closely since then. People think of 9-11 as a watershed moment, but they forget the impact of Chernobyl, which IMO had far greater consequences as it signalled the end of the USSR and the Cold War. People who grew up in that era will know what I mean, in fact the similarity to our present situation is hard to ignore, the only difference being that we appear to have traded places. Russia is recovering from their collapse and their society is slowly becoming more open and democratic, while our collapse is just getting started, and authoritarianism is on the rise.