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208 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1991
鈥淭his was how the Communists lost. When the first free elections came in May 1990, the entire younger generation voted against 鈥淕olub鈥�, against shortages, deprivation, double standards and false promises. In the whole of Eastern Europe they didn鈥檛 vote so much for the Democrats or Christians or Liberals or whatever the winning parties are called as against the Communists. But democracy doesn鈥檛 grant you toilet paper, rough or soft. In fact it doesn鈥檛 grant you any paper at all, at least in this part of the world.鈥�
But yes, there is sad pathos of recycling because you have to, using newspapers in lieu of absent toilet paper, the lack of tampons or pads (use rags instead), cloth diapers that had to be hand-washed out of necessity and lack of alternatives, and that horrendous ubiquitous blue eyeshadow.
鈥淭his is what the Iron Curtain is made of: many facets of a different reality, of different ideals and meanings we were brought up with and truly believed in. [鈥 The Iron Curtains will stay with us for a long time; in our memories, in our lives that we cannot renounce no matter how difficult they were and how hard we try.鈥�
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賴賳賵夭 鬲丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 讴賲賵賳蹖爻賲 乇丕賴 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 亘丕賯蹖 賲丕賳丿賴貙 趩賵賳 讴賲賵賳蹖爻賲- 亘蹖卮 賵 倬蹖卮 丕夭 丌賳讴賴 蹖讴 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖 爻蹖丕爻蹖 蹖丕 乇賵卮 丨讴賵賲鬲 亘丕卮丿- 蹖讴 賲賵賯毓蹖鬲 匕賴賳蹖 丕爻鬲. 賯丿乇鬲 爻蹖丕爻蹖 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 蹖讴 卮亘賴 丿爻鬲 亘賴 丿爻鬲 卮賵丿. 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕噩鬲賲丕毓蹖 賵 丕賯鬲氐丕丿蹖 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 亘賴 爻乇毓鬲 丕夭 丌賳 鬲亘毓蹖鬲 讴賳丿貙 丕賲丕 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丌丿賲鈥屬囏� 讴賴 鬲丨鬲 丨讴賵賲鬲 乇跇蹖賲鈥屬囏й� 讴賲賵賳蹖爻鬲蹖 卮讴賱 诏乇賮鬲賴貙 亘賴 丕蹖賳 爻乇毓鬲 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賳禺賵丕賴丿 讴乇丿. 丕乇夭卮鈥屬囏й� 禺丕氐 賵 卮蹖賵鈥屬団€屰� 亘賴 禺氐賵氐蹖 丕夭 鬲賮讴乇 賵 丿乇讴 噩賴丕賳 趩賳丕賳 丿乇 毓賲賯 賵噩賵丿 賵 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賲乇丿賲 乇爻賵禺 讴乇丿賴 讴賴 賲毓賱賵賲 賳蹖爻鬲 禺賱丕氐蹖 丕夭 丌賳賴丕 趩賯丿乇 夭賲丕賳 亘亘乇丿.氐鄄鄢
賯乇丕乇 亘賵丿 爻蹖爻鬲賲 賲丕 乇丕 賲鬲賯丕毓丿 讴賳丿 讴賴 禺賵丿賽 賲丕蹖蹖賲 讴賴 賲賯氐乇蹖賲 - 賳賴 丿賵賱鬲 蹖丕 丨夭亘. 丕蹖賳 亘蹖鈥屬嗁傌碘€屫臂屬� 爻蹖爻鬲賲 丿乇 賲蹖丕賳 丨讴賵賲鬲鈥屬囏й� 鬲讴 丨夭亘蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘乇賯乇丕乇 卮丿賴 亘賵丿 鬲丕 丕丨爻丕爻 诏賳丕賴貙 鬲賯氐蹖乇貙 卮讴爻鬲貙 蹖丕 鬲乇爻 乇丕 丿乇 賲丕 丿乇賵賳蹖 讴賳丿貙 鬲丕 亘賴 賲丕 亘蹖丕賲賵夭丿 禺賵丿賲丕賳 锟斤拷诏賵賳賴 亘丕蹖丿 丕賮讴丕乇 賵 丕毓賲丕賱賲丕賳 乇丕 爻丕賳爻賵乇 讴賳蹖賲 賵 丿乇 毓蹖賳 丨丕賱 讴丕乇蹖 讴賳丿 鬲丕 丕丨爻丕爻 讴賳蹖賲 亘蹖卮 丕夭 賴賲賴 丿乇 丕乇賵倬丕蹖 卮乇賯蹖 丌夭丕丿蹖 丿丕乇蹖賲 氐鄢郾
丿乇爻鬲 丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 噩丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 亘賴 賵囟賵丨 亘賴 賵噩賵丿 丌賲丿賳賽 胤亘賯丕鬲 丕噩鬲賲丕毓蹖 乇丕 丿蹖丿. 丿賵賱鬲賽 讴賲賵賳蹖爻鬲蹖 賲丿丕賲 鬲丨賯賯 噩丕賲毓賴 亘蹖 胤亘賯賴 乇丕 亘賴 丌蹖賳丿賴鈥屫й� 丿賵乇鬲乇 賵 丿賵乇鬲乇 賲丨賵賱 賲蹖鈥屭┴必�. 鬲丕 丨丿蹖 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 賳賴 讴爻蹖 鬲氐賵乇蹖 丕夭 丌賳 丿丕卮鬲 賵 賳賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀池� 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕賸 亘丕賵乇卮 讴賳丿. 賵 亘賴 丕蹖賳 鬲乇鬲蹖亘貙 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 賲丕 賴賲賴 賵丕賳賲賵丿 賲蹖鈥屭┴必屬� 亘賴 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖 乇爻賲蹖 丕毓鬲賯丕丿 丿丕乇蹖賲貙 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 乇賵夭賲乇賴 胤亘賯丕鬲 賵噩賵丿 丿丕卮鬲賳丿: 丕讴孬乇蹖鬲賽 賮賯蹖乇賽 賲乇丿賲貨 丌賳賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賵囟毓卮丕賳 賯丿乇蹖 亘賴鬲乇 亘賵丿貨 賵 賮毓丕賱丕賳 丨夭亘蹖/丿賵賱鬲蹖貙 胤亘賯賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 賵囟毓卮 丕夭 賴賲賴 亘賴鬲乇 亘賵丿. 丿蹖丿賳賽 禺丕賳賴鈥屬囏й� 丕蹖賳鈥屬囏� 讴丕乇 丌爻丕賳蹖 賳亘賵丿. 禺丕賳賴鈥屬囏й屰� 倬卮鬲 丿蹖賵丕乇賴丕蹖 亘賱賳丿貙 讴賴 賳诏賴亘丕賳鈥屬囏ж� 爻诏鈥屬囏ж� 賵 毓賳氐乇 賵丨卮鬲 毓賲賵賲蹖 丕夭 丌賳 賲丨丕賮馗鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┴必�. 氐郾郯鄱
亘乇賵讴乇丕爻蹖 睾賵賱 丌爻丕蹖 丿賵賱鬲- 爻蹖爻鬲賲蹖 讴賴 賮賯胤 亘乇丕蹖 賳诏賴 丿丕卮鬲賳 讴賲賵賳蹖爻鬲鈥屬囏� 丿乇 乇丕爻 賯丿乇鬲 爻丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賴 賵 賴乇 丨乇讴鬲 禺賵丿丕賳诏蹖禺鬲賴鈥屫й� 乇丕 鬲賴丿蹖丿蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丨讴賵賲鬲 鬲賱賯蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�- 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 丕夭 倬爻 禺丕鬲賲賴 丿丕丿賳 亘賴 賴乇 賳賵毓 丕毓鬲乇丕囟蹖 亘乇 賲蹖鈥屫③屫�. 賲毓鬲乇囟丕賳 乇丕 丕賵亘丕卮 賯賱賲丿丕丿 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 亘賴 賲噩丕夭丕鬲蹖 丿乇 禺賵乇 賴賲丕賳 丕賵亘丕卮 賲蹖鈥屫必池з嗀�.氐郾鄄鄞
丿乇禺賵丕爻鬲 丨賯 亘乇禺賵乇丿丕乇蹖 丕夭 丨乇蹖賲 禺氐賵氐蹖 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賲毓賳丕 亘賵丿 讴賴 趩蹖夭蹖 丿丕乇蹖 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囒� 倬賳賴丕賳卮 讴賳蹖 賵 倬賳賴丕賳 讴乇丿賳 趩蹖夭蹖 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賲毓賳丕 亘賵丿 讴賴 丌賳 趩蹖夭 賲賲賳賵毓 丕爻鬲 賵 丕诏乇 丌賳 趩蹖夭 賲賲賳賵毓 亘賵丿 倬爻 丨鬲賲丕賸 亘乇 毓賱蹖賴 丨讴賵賲鬲 亘賵丿 賵 丿爻鬲 丌禺乇 丕诏乇 亘乇 毓賱蹖賴 丨讴賵賲鬲 亘賵丿 倬爻 鬲賵 丨鬲賲丕賸 丿卮賲賳 亘賵丿蹖 氐郾鄢鄞