The Collapse of the USSR in Pictures

The Collapse of the USSR in Pictures(theguardian.com)

14 points by FillardMillmore 3 years ago | 7 comments

sillywalk 3 years ago |

There is a BBC documentary series called Traumazone from 2022, which has a bunch of video from the USSR/Russia in 1985-1999, which is pretty interesting.

Growing up in the 1980s, I never really got to see a look at the life of your typical Soviet citizen just living/working.

sorokod 3 years ago |

There is deep nostalgia for the good old days in the Russian Federation.

Some pine for the USSR, some specifically for USSR during WWII and Stalin, some for the pre-revolution empire.

gabrielsroka 3 years ago |

From 2014

RobotCaleb 3 years ago | |

People do this all the time. What, like that means it's not worth looking at?

justusthane 3 years ago | | |

No, it’s just nice to know what the date is for context. I don’t think it’s a criticism.

cf100clunk 3 years ago | | |

Speaking only for my ageing self, whose recall benefits from such hints, it is a helpful tip that I've possibly/probably seen the material before. In that sense, it adds valuable context to the title string. To wit, compare these examples and examine your own reaction:

Transistor Breakthrough Astounds Researchers

Transistor Breakthrough Astounds Researchers (1962)

gabrielsroka 3 years ago | | |

From the moderator:

> It's just the convention on HN to put the year in the title when it's an older story.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30400761