It might be true for this part of the world. I certainly believe you. But the picture was different for the western part, that was taken back by 50 years under

It might be true for this part of the world. I certainly believe you. But the picture was different for the western part, that was taken back by 50 years under the occupation. Modern societies were destroyed by murder and deportations. There certainly exists some level of nostalgia but the life for an average person is much better if you honestly think about it. You can actually buy yourself a living place, you can actually buy a car. You actually have an access to proper food and convenience goods (like something elementary like dish washing clots for example). Pair of jeans is not a luxury. I think that there were certain aspects that provided more securities for the future (if you managed to align yourself with the system) but we know now that it was in fact not sustainable and the security only was an illusion. The only problem is that the life in the west is still in many aspects so much better.