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Interesting fact about the Soviet union: the grapes of wrath was banned, because the government was worried that if Soviet citizens knew that even the poorest A
by Overtonwindow 4y ago
Interesting fact about the Soviet union: the grapes of wrath was banned, because the government was worried that if Soviet citizens knew that even the poorest Americans could afford a car, they would revolt.
- Overtonwindow 4y agoSource. https://sites.psu.edu/comm150honors/2016/02/04/the-grapes-of-wraths-foreshadowing-of-the-cold-war/ https://sites.psu.edu/comm150honors/2016/02/04/the-grapes-of...
- mvhvv 4y agoI see this mentioned a lot, but I don't think it's entirely true. The book was apparently well liked in the USSR due to the obvious anti-capitalist reading. The film was imported by the government intending to screen it as a propaganda piece, but quickly cancelled. The part about the farmer having his own truck seeming like a luxury to soviet citizens is true, but it's a bit unfair to say it was banned when the book was so well regarded.