The Yablonovoskiy family originates from the Soviet Union. Leon’s family had brought him up on their family’s cultural values, disliking any progressive traits that other nations valued within the culture. Just some backstory, Leon had a grandfather who was relocated during the Holocaust, he was born a year before it. The grandfather’s survival wasn’t a walk in the park, he had lived poorly and went through many hardships during that time. Whenever Leon’s grandfather hears Leon complaining and whining about life, his grandfather reminds him and instills in his head how hard he had it. Moving swiftly along, Yablonovoskiy used a show which he loves known as “Nu Pogodi” to exemplify the solid connection between the government and the show. In the reading it was obvious that the show was something memorable to him. The show allowed the viewer to completely remove everything from their minds, like the struggles they have experienced. Overall, the show would bring people together, for that small duration the show was on the tv.
The significance that this shows plays in Yablonovoskiy’s life is extremely recognizable. Especially during those times where social media and the internet do not exist. Me and my family relish the times when we could all watch polish comedy specials on our tv every Sunday. His personal descriptions of the cartoon and the memories that surround it, clearly represents what the cartoon meant to him and his childhood. Also, the cartoon as Yablonovoskiy described it was very comforting to people with the same living conditions. The show was able to give them the feeling of normalcy for each episode.