There's still bunch of countries which run their affairs like that and over 20 years ago there were lots of them. I live now in a post-communist country. I was

There's still bunch of countries which run their affairs like that and over 20 years ago there were lots of them. I live now in a post-communist country. I was only 15 during a transition, still I remember lots from before, like martial law, parents telling me a true version of history contrary to what grand school offered, and quite absurd information that I probably will be able to visit only a few of other countries in my life -- good it changed! I discovered later how some of my family members were really harassed for some quite minor anti-gov activities. No wonder that Sergey Brin remembers it very clearly and refers to it.