There was only one reason answering my main inquiry question was easy. My sub questions. After I answered those (and I won’t get into it, but it was really difficult.), my main inquiry was a piece of cake! Preferably chocolate.  Just for a refresher, my main inquiry question is, “What was it like to be a Soviet Union citizen after WWII and before the dissolution of the Soviet Union?” After answering my sub question, “What were economics like during this time?” Now I knew about the economics that the Soviets endured.  I just had to put all my notes into writing.

The Soviet Union was a place where everyone is equal. No matter what your job was. Someone who has a job like a banker or a doctor would get upset. Humans are not perfect. They will slack off, thinking that they worked harder to get this education that won them this job. Why should they be payed as much as a coal miner? Not only that, but they got so little, barely enough to take care of themselves, let alone a whole family! And, they didn’t have the freedom of speech. The weren’t allowed to say anything remotely bad about the government. They didn’t have the freedom of press, they weren’t allowed to print or write anything bad about the government either. And lastly, they weren’t allowed to protest against the government. Even if they believed that they should be able to practice any religion they wanted, the Soviets had to go with what the government said. The government was responsible for health care, and owned all houses.

I learned a lot about the Soviet Union by answering my sub questions!