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0 pointscrdoconnor12y ago0 comments

A not insignificant proportion of Russians do. You were guaranteed a job, a place to live and an education.

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jaxb12y ago· 3 in thread

57% of those polled would prefer all that, today. Source: http://kommersant.ru/doc/2243079

I am a recently naturalized US Citizen, from Russia. In magic scenario USSR would be restored, I would go back and work in an institute, like my father happily did.

ash12y ago

Before you happily go to (hypothetically restored) USSR, please read about the fate of Italian aircraft designer Robert Bartini, who moved to USSR in 1923. In 1938 he was imprisoned and spent 14 years working in sharashkas:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ludvigovich_Bartini

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharashka

Be careful what you wish for.

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VladRussian212y ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110719/ has a scene right about people like you.

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