A friend’s grandparents visited the Soviet Union during the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Because they defied the American boycott (they had already bought tickets) the

A friend’s grandparents visited the Soviet Union during the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Because they defied the American boycott (they had already bought tickets) the Soviet government made a point of showing them around. There is a National Geographic article about their visit that closes by mentioning that Soviet life is filled with tyranny: for instance you were not allowed to smoke on the airplanes there!