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Context: This meme pokes fun at the whole ‘Soviets civilized Central Asia’ argument. It shows the typical pro-Soviet take that Central Asia was a total dump before the USSR, then flips it with 1960s Kabul. Afghanistan had a pretty progressive, modern look back then under the monarchy. So the ‘backwards Muslim’ narrative doesn’t hold up, and the guy on the right can’t handle it. The irony is strong here.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 12 hours ago part 1?
One of my favourite books that I definitely need to re-read, The Good Soldier Švejk, has a gag about an officer getting frustrated due to constant audible toilet flushing at floor above.
That thing once made me do a little research to find out that there was indoor plumbing at least in administrative buildings in my localty during Austria-Hungary times. My local school predates USSR and it had indoor toilets, that were partially disassembled during Soviet times and not used in favour of outhouse in school’s backyard. So when did my town started getting indoor plumbing again? - fucking 70’s. It’s such a little detail, but it just shows how USSR was actually un-civilizing places, not other way around.
I don’t know the history of Afghanistan, but is it the same story as with Iran, being basically British/American/Russian colony?
Edit: Brits again lol
AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
1973 Afghan coup d’état - Wikipedia
Saur Revolution - Wikipedia