Yablonovoskiy writes about the deeper meanings behind the show Nu Pogodi and the hard life in the Soviet Union. Coming from such communist and totalitarian community, this show created an escape for all people of this community, allowing them to feel a freedom they don’t necessarily feel usually. Yablonovoskiy goes on to talk about the outrageous life that was within the Soviet union at the time. They talk about the war and the grandfather’s stories about it, how life was hard at that time and even when it did get “easier” it was still super hard. One way the grandfather and friends began to relax was with this show. It was thought that the purpose of this show was to spread the ideology of communism and how good it can look. Yablonovoskiy talks about the shows rhetoric in different forms. Yablonovoskiy finally talks about how the show brought her whole family together, regardless of the now differences they had.
Yablonovoskiy’s essay was very persuasive. She talked about how hard it is to live in the Soviet Union for generations and generations on. All the examples she used like her grandfathers story helped her to prove that point to and gave a real insight to that life. I love her analysis of the bunny and the wolf and her take on both characters. There was a part where she talks about how sometimes she wants to complain about life in America but quickly reminds herself that it could be worse, and was worse for the people close to her, and that’s something I could relate to. Both my parents were born in Africa and there are just very simple ways that we are so privileged in this country.