Moscow in 1988

Takuyu stranu prosrali...

The way the first 15 seconds of this documentary opens with the distorted, 80s ass VHS analog intro, and then just abruptly cuts to this no-context footage of traditional Russian dancers and a fkn dancing bear with distorted low-quality music was wild. Most bizarre analog-horror type shi I ever seen.

I don't like it when foreigners who know nothing about Russia show
documentary about the USSR or the new Russia.
They are bound to say some nonsense or false information, and never anything good - it's taboo. I lived for many years in Europe, and then in England. It is better to show negative about Western countries, there is a lot to show there, because there is more and more negativity… and strong and independent Russia is moving forward, leaving the West far behind.
Criticize yourself - it is much more useful.|

This film is nothing like the current Russian Republic, their constitution is based on Americas using the Hamiltonian model, Russia is a Christian nation ,and now embraces capitalism. Now many western nation citizens are escaping to Russia for freedom and prosperity as Communism threatens to over take the west !.

Gorbachev the traitor who brought down his own country for fucking pizza hut

America messed this one up alright, Introducing them commies to blue jeans!

What a contrast from a time of same people to what we now see here in the west , it’s scary it’s only been fourtie years and now we don’t know what a man or a woman is god knows what another fourty years will bring

😂😂😂😂 apparently the only way you can invade Moscow is if you are a tourist

Так вот откуда пошли медведи с балалайками!

Время, когда люди умели грамотно писать и говорить. Каждое слово диктора понятно, интонации прекрасные и голос приятный. Текст хорошо написан.

na sa reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

Today Russia is one of the safest countries. French students who were on exchange in Moscow until 2022 characterized Moscow in one word - safety. Now it is also safe, but foreigners do not want to go to Russia because of the lack of direct flights from Europe and the USA

What we see: powerful country and strong economy in 1988. We are lied to that the USSR was weak and collapsed because communism is not viable. The USSR was destroyed by a traitor in power - Gorbachev

Funny thing is that it was probably safer to visit as an American than it is now

In Soviet Russia, Moscow is the capital for you.

I always find it fascinating that footage out of 80s eastern europe looks like it was shot in the 60s.

NYC and America was garbage in 1988

In another timeline, Gorbachev’s reforms succeeded, transitioning the Soviet Union from communism to democratic socialism as the “Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics.” The Cold War ended with the Warsaw Pact’s collapse, but with the Soviet Union continuing on as a Western-friendly nation. Gorbachev is hailed as a hero.

The good days.

This makes me want to drink a gallon of vodka

Sovietcore

By the way, during the opening scenes of this documentary you might have heard the traditional folk music distortied into Eerie, or unpleasant sounds. This was 100% Intentional by Western editors at the time to make the Soviet Union feel 'Weird', and 'Alien'. Even if the reporting itself may seem impartial, the intention of Western Media outlets was to make the USSR seem subtly 'wrong' to its viewers/readers/listeners.

Слава товарищу Ленину.

and were you wisit meat shop with the empty hooks?...

Noice!

Now a shithole country under Putin

I just feel bad for the circus bear. 😢🐻

Все правда, что говорят - про медведя и балалайку...

Most major American cities are currently in worse shape than any of the Soviet Republics…pre or post collapse!

I can't think of a single city in United States or Europe that is better than Moscow today.

평양 지하철

I’ve been in Moscow 2 years ago and I can assure you that it looks the same.
No progress for this country.

Glad i'm not an architect in Russia

1988 = adid house music . Summer of love & rave. Not in russia by the looks

So the czar cut off the head of the architect to prevent him from working for someone else. I see not much has changed. Russians do know how to show their appreciation 😢😂

Wow...the flutter!

The Glorious Union was amazing, it will be missed

Straight up starts with a bear 🐻 playing music 🎶😂

A state employed potrait artist? Now that's something I didn't know existed.

I now regret not visiting Russia during the few years when the country had both hope and quality, affordable goods and services. It doesn’t seem likely I’ll see that time again.

I wonder what the world would be like if the Soviet Union didn’t break apart. Sometimes I wonder if the U.S will break apart.

What an interesting place, I sure hope this Soviet Union place lives on and becomes very successful!

Interesting! And very informative for the time.

How much do you think was manufactured for image?

Commie nonsense

Despite the socialism, Russia has always had some pretty damn gorgeous architecture.

Soviet propaganda, glad we were freed from it.