No, I mean the whole thing. I mean that the revolution was necessary. I don't think reforms of orthography were what mattered. What mattered was actually forci

No, I mean the whole thing. I mean that the revolution was necessary. I don't think reforms of orthography were what mattered. What mattered was actually forcing people people to learn to read and also sending people out to teach them. I don't see pre-1918 Cryllic as much more complicated that post 1918 Cryllic, but then I am of course literate and a Swede, so the only thing I find unusual is the symbol of softness, which is probably much less of a problem if you actually speak Russian.