We’re always looking back... We were, we did, we had... We no longer have any present... We are just a past that crumbles.Anonymous
You never know when you’re living in a historic moment. We didn’t. We were too busy being afraid of the 'Black Marias,' the secret police.Anonymous
We grown-ups, of course, knew that real life was unspeakable, but the young people were having the time of their lives... They were in love.Svetlana Alexievich
We felt that we were the chosen. We were building a new world, the world of the future. Each one of us was a brick in the great edifice of Communism.Anonymous
It’s frightening to live with the thought that you don’t know everything that’s going on in your own country... So many Secrets!Anonymous
We were homeless in our own homes. The whole world was now nothing but a path that led towards uncertainty. No one knew whether tomorrow would come...Anonymous
The great utopia had been abandoned. The age of the little human had begun.Svetlana Alexievich
The good thing about those times? There was less fear. More trust. More hope... Even when everything was falling apart.Anonymous
We were taught to believe. Belief overpowered even fear... And now, where do we direct that former faith?Anonymous
It was impossible to just live... Every day was a resistance against the world that no longer existed, but was still very much alive inside us.Svetlana Alexievich