History Russia In Revolution Personal, Daily Life Crises

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Russia in Revolution “Personal”, Daily Life Crises
Introduction
Various decisions by an individual or a group of people may affect the culture of a particular society, which may prompt the government to take some action to counteract the effect of such decisions. Different aspects of culture may be affected by some activities orchestrated by an individual or a group of persons. States may take actions to punish the parties involved in violating a certain norm in the society. For instance, several activities at individual and group levels affected the cultural activities of the Russian community in the 20th century (Bremzen 1). Different aspects including religion, superstition, ethnicity and moral values, among others, were significantly affected. Some individuals referred to as dissident resisted the socialist system of governance, which led to the cleansing of some ethnic groups such as Germans, Jews, and Greeks, among others by these administrations (Bremzen 1). The practice of prostitution led to a divided opinion among the socialists and capitalists, and affected the entire society. Further, religion was another issue of contention, where different individuals and groups had different views about religious matters. This had a tremendous effect on the society as a whole, where some people were murdered for practicing certain religious beliefs. This paper analyzes how different cultural aspects affected the Russian culture in the 20th century.
Ethnicity
Communism dominated the culture of Russians in the 20th century, where several families lived in the same apartment, cooked together, slept in the same room and did almost everything as a group (Bremzen 1). During this time, people lived in abject poverty. Only individuals from elite families had better lives, and a large gap existed between the poor and rich. In urban areas where the rich lived, every aspect of life was made more comfortable than in the places where poor people lived (Gladkov 10). For example, in urban areas, there were better roads, hospitals, and other social amenities than in rural and remote areas. Poor individuals were subjected to poor diets, which made them dream of living in the United States and other European countries where people had better lives. In her book, Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking,  HYPERLINK "/author/show/95729.Anya_von_Bremzen" Anya von Bremzen explains how various generations starting from that of her grandparents had suffered oppression under elite families who firmly held power in their hands (Bremzen 1). In her book, it is clear that several people were living under high levels of poverty, where they could not afford decent food. Poverty made some people resist various regimes such as Khrushchev, Stalin, and Bherzhnev (Thurston 3). The people who opposed the Soviet Union government were referred to as dissidents. In this book, the author’s mother is one of the dissidents who disagrees with particular features the Soviet Union applied to rule its subjects (Bremzen 1). Dissidents were the individuals who were willing to speak against the oppressive regimes.
The political repressions started to counteract such resistance and dealt with the most vigorous persons...