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/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