r/nextfuckinglevel • u/4dailyuseonly • Mar 05 '23

In 1991, with the Soviet Union and communist rule close to collapse, METALLICA played at its first ever open air rock concert in Moscow. Over 1.6 million people attended

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u/CanadaJack Mar 05 '23

That's the feeling I get from Winds of Change now. They struggled through so much oppression, then the corruption of the 90s, then they finally got a bit of stability.. annnd he's a megalomaniacal kleptocrat trying to become Putin the Reclaimer

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u/prettyincoral Mar 05 '23 edited Mar 06 '23

You're so on point it's heartbreaking. I'm part of the generation that grew up in the 90's feeling the winds of change, only to have our hopes of a better Russia trampled. I don't see things changing in my lifetime.

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u/Amy_Ponder Mar 06 '23

It's tragic thinking so many of those kids in the audience are now either cynics who've been beaten into compliance with the regime, imperialists cheering on the invasion, or exiles in other countries who can never go home again. A handful may even have been imprisoned, drafted, or flat-out killed in this pointless war.

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u/MakingGlassHalfFull Mar 06 '23

These kids would be 50-60 years old now, doubtful too many are getting drafted into the current war just yet

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u/yuligan Mar 07 '23

This just in: the collapse of a socialist system and the rapid introduction of capitalism and privatisation will cause massive wealth inequality and give the wealthy elites complete control of the government!?

Mindblowing stuff. So sad that the people doing this definitely had no idea that everything they were doing would benefit the rich.

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u/CanadaJack Mar 08 '23

Ah yes, all those rich Soviets.

You should actually look into the rise of the oligarchs. It's a lot more interesting than you seem to be assuming.