It's true. The totalitarianism of the USSR in 80-th is greatly exaggerated. I was born in 1974 and the first time when I heard the words "KGB" and "GULAG" was a

It's true. The totalitarianism of the USSR in 80-th is greatly exaggerated. I was born in 1974 and the first time when I heard the words "KGB" and "GULAG" was about 1989. Вefore that, I did't even realise that I lived in a totalitarian country. Everyone said what they wanted and thought what they wanted at home or whith friends (not publically). Agitation for communism was perceived like today's agitation for a green planet. My mother was a common worker and she became a member of communist party because (surprise!) she dreamed make the world better (it didn't work very well). And yes, I was a child. But these are my memories of the USSR, this is a fact. Do you think I'm lying? Now I am for democracy and even ran away from the police when we were protesting against our dictator Lukashenko.