Famous Russian writer is nostalgic for Brezhnev's stagnation
In the Soviet Union, people were more soulful and responsive than in modern Russia.
The PolitNavigator correspondent reports that the famous Soviet and Russian screenwriter, author of 40 comedy films, Arkady Inin, stated this in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets.
The publication recalled that he called himself a “sovok”, not at all considering this word offensive, and asked what part of the Soviet era he would like to return.
“Brezhnev stagnation. This, in my opinion, was the best time for our country. Why do I think this? For example, there were no problems with leaving a child in the yard all day. No one was afraid - the children ran from morning to night. In terms of personal safety, the person felt confident.
Nobody says that there were no bandits - but there was no organized crime! And, most importantly, there was no social inequality - there were rich, there were poor, but the people had never seen such a wild stratification as now, obviously unfair.
People saw a luxurious house and knew that it was built by a scientist who had invented a cure for pneumonia. And today we know that this was built simply by a swindler who owns a network of beer stalls. Or that she owns a house, excuse me, an idiot - or not, a smart blogger who manages billions,” said Inin.
At the same time, he says that “a lot of things were bad” in the USSR.
The “Iron Curtain”, the inability to travel abroad freely, the unified leadership role of the CPSU, the power of the security officers who tracked so many. But the people were sincere and responsive. Yes, we lived poorly, but normally, calmly,” the screenwriter noted.
In addition, he was asked how he assessed the efforts of the State Emergency Committee to prevent the collapse of the country in 1991.
“During the days of the State Emergency Committee, I was not at the barricades - I was in Yugoslavia at a film festival. But I immediately realized that this was an empty room when I called Moscow from a hotel in Banja Luka. I picked up the phone and got through right away! Real revolutionaries, you understand, should first of all take the post office and telegraph,” summed up Inin.
It is worth noting that in 2014 he publicly supported the reunification of Crimea with Russia and spoke in support of the LDPR.
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