> pushed the narrative that the Soviets were peacefully trying to go about their lives without bothering anyone To be fair, most Soviet citizens were just tryi

> pushed the narrative that the Soviets were peacefully trying to go about their lives without bothering anyone To be fair, most Soviet citizens were just trying to go about their lives. Surely you don’t imagine your average Joe Blowkomarov is scheming nasty plans for crushing the evil capitalists. Poor dude was probably stuck in a bread line, wishing his toes were warm. If there was propaganda involved, it’s probably that the magazines weren’t showing the deprivations. Sunny outlook & all that, hardly unusual for a “Life” type of magazine.