A Glance at the Soviet Lifestyle, Captured by Marc Riboud
A singing class, Moscow, 1960s
This is our third post devoted to Marc Riboud, an outstanding French photographer, who traveled extensively throughout the Soviet Union. His images captured an array of everyday life episodes from the lives of the Soviet people.
Museum, Moscow, 1960s
Moscow, 1960s
Moscow, 1960s
Moscow, 1960s
Moscow, 1960s
Moscow, 1960s
Moscow, 1960s
Moscow, 1960s
Moscow, 1960s
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Soviet lifestyle is boring.
No, it is not. You never know when NKVD or KGB appears at your door… makes life interesting, huh?
Another “friend” of your’s Boris?
Yeah pictures of a virgin nation untouched by western exploits. Education was well above the American standard when i showed my mother my 6th grade homework we both laughed because its almost like puzzles for retards. In Russia 5-6 grade taught comprehensive biology and chemistry 7-8 calculus and physics. Here in high school we played charades and put on little plays for English classes how pathetic and sad.
Yes, you are absolutely right in saying that the Russian or Soviet education was far better than the American standard. There are three reasons for this. First, because American education never had a systematic standard like in the Soviet Union. Teachers could teach their students whatever and in whichever way as long as it is about the subject. Second, the American elementary education has been watered down from what it was since the 50s because it wanted to give immigrants who are new to the country a chance to succeed . If it was too difficult, these people with limited English skills would not have been able to compete against locals. And third, America cherishes free, unique, self expression because it is democratic whereas the Soviet Union’s explicit purpose was to create a “worker state”, that tries to advance society through science. In this sense, of course the math and sciences are far more ingrained in the curriculum.
However, despite the failures in the American system, one thing it succeeded in was teaching…or promoting its students to think creatively and independently. Think back, when you were going through 5th and 6th grades here, how many “creative” projects did you do? How many times did the teacher ask “what do you think”? All of this will help to make you an EXCELLENT researcher later on. This is the aspect the soviet system lacked. The soviet system taught its students everything available but not how to innovate.
Yeah pictures of a virgin nation untouched by western exploits. Education was well above the American standard when i showed my mother my 6th grade homework we both laughed because its almost like puzzles for retards. In Russia 5-6 grade taught comprehensive biology and chemistry 7-8 calculus and physics. Here in high-school we played charades and put on little plays for English classes how pathetic and sad.
looks like a bad dream .
I love it. the facade is simple. people forced to keep to themselves. no perez hilton would be tolerated.
+1
Good times.
What is wrong with simple? Life is good when it is simple.
Durakam zakon ne pisan!