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On Wed, 12 Feb 2025, rbowman wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:37:33 +0100, D wrote:
>
>> Ahh... where you able to stop her from travelling? If so, what is the
>> trick?
>
> Why? She didn't drag me along. We did do some road trips but Canada was
> the limit as far as international travel went.

You are strong man! I've tried, and she just won't travel without me. =( I 
even tried offering to pay for her and her mother and/or sister... nope, 
won't do it. =(

>> Never been to russia, but an acquaintance went to celebrate new years
>> there some years ago. Orange juice was super expensive, but vodka was
>> almost free.
>
> She went in '70 iirc. One of her degrees is in art history so it was a
> culture vulture tour and the InTourist 'guide' kept them on a short leash.
> She did manage to slip the leash a couple of times and talk to people. The
> usual question was 'You got blue jeans?'  She was impressed that despite
> shortages the pivo wagons circulated like adult Good Humor trucks. The
> government realized what was really important. Keep the booze flowing.
>
> My brother went in the '90s after the fall of the USSR. From his
> description that era was even worse than the Soviets. It seems
> inconceivable in the west but I can see how some Russians remember Stalin
> as the good old days.

Not around where I am. Stories of executions, death and suicide. Russia is 
not remember fondly, and in the family, there were partisans who enjoyed 
shooting a lot of russians in the forrests.