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The Collapse of the USSR in Pictures

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Re: The Collapse of the USSR in Pictures

#4

From 2014

People do this all the time. What, like that means it's not worth looking at?

Speaking only for my ageing self, whose recall benefits from such hints, it is a helpful tip that I've possibly/probably seen the material before. In that sense, it adds valuable context to the title string. To wit, compare these examples and examine your own reaction:

Transistor Breakthrough Astounds Researchers

Transistor Breakthrough Astounds Researchers (1962)

Re: The Collapse of the USSR in Pictures

#6
There is a BBC documentary series called Traumazone from 2022, which has a bunch of video from the USSR/Russia in 1985-1999, which is pretty interesting.

Growing up in the 1980s, I never really got to see a look at the life of your typical Soviet citizen just living/working.

Re: The Collapse of the USSR in Pictures

#8

From 2014

People do this all the time. What, like that means it's not worth looking at?

From the moderator:

> It's just the convention on HN to put the year in the title when it's an older story.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30400761