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[..]many of them were faithful followers of the communist religion: they studied its sacred texts, paid tributes to its gods and participated in its rituals. Their Perestroika zeal stemmed not from lack of faith, but from their desire to purify and cleanse communism of the orthodox bureaucracy.
— Jun 09, 2016 01:14PM
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Yegor's generation lived with Hamlet's complex: his urge to redeem and carry out his father's commandments while reconciling his actions with morals. Hamlet, a play that was effectively banned under Stalin, returned to the Soviet stage after his death.
— Jun 09, 2016 03:40PM
