[Atompunk] 45-65??

[Zsofia Ruttkay]

Hi Viola and others,

Is not the time slot too narrow? You and others refer to several events 
well after 65.

Having lived (small child) in Hungary then, what I remember the most 
(also of Prague, Romnania, ...):
- lack of colors, if there was color, it was like the Trabants - I am 
still curious why this overwhelm of shift-like brown was: lack of other 
pigments, colors as bourgeois label? I guess both.
- so different attitude to consuption, shopping (there was shortage of 
almost everything) - and the parcels people got sometimes from the USA, 
teh way to sell/exchange items
- the natural topic of who is in jail, has just left (among friends 
only) - and the fear of the bell ringing in teh evening
- the unbelievable celebrations on all levels of 7 Nov and 4 April, 
already at Kindergarten, how children learnt about Lenin at that age, 
had to prepare for programs, the amount of red carpets, and the 
inelegance of men (politicians all) - the style of these festive days, 
incl. slogens painted on long walls,
- a 'Second Life' as the real life for many  (well, mostly later): 
talks, university in private homes, smuggled in Western literature, 
music, some films, later creating posters, publications, to knwo where 
to see a theather play or exhibition in a cellar or by a record or 
journal which will be forbidden in 2 days  - and a delicate social 
network to distribute these. Also how for a B&W poster showing up in 
town telling only "Richter gives concert on 12 August' the Music academy 
got filled (people sitting in the staircase too)  in deadly hot cucumber 
season, in the dusty concert hall which  got opened for the occasion.

I do recommend to gather some items form some East Blcok country. I 
could suggest a few documentary films, not political, but about 
every-day life, without much text.


Best,

Zsofi



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