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I have heard stories from people who lived in East Germany, mostly people in their 50-60s now, and they paint a very different portrait of Soviet occupation than I had previously heard. It seems to be not so uncommon for people of at least East Germany of the aforementioned generation to actually think life in the USSR was better than after reunification. While they state that their wants were often unmet, there needs were often fulfilled and the biggest thing they talk about was how "everyone had jobs". They see a lot of the reunification process with West Germany as a time of rampant unemployment and as a result they hold ill-will towards capitalism and reunification. Am I getting a poor sample or is this feeling not uncommon? Is this sentiment common in other countries that have recently experienced capitalism after the breaking up of the USSR?