Live the same

And now to the story of this “player.” I remember it only vaguely and have forgotten many of the details, but despite that, it’s still captivating and interesting. The entire family of this “player,” except for himself, had been circus performers since the time of his great-grandfather, as far as he could recall. But they lived in the wrong place at the wrong time throughout the family’s history, and those hardships only ended thanks to the courage of his parents. So, for the most part, this is the story of his parents, who were performers in a very famous circus in the country known as the prison of nations—a vile entity called the USSR. Everyone knows that until a certain point, it was extremely difficult to leave this prison-country to live in civilized nations, but some managed to do so through cunning and perseverance.

As I said, I don’t remember all the details, but for people who enjoy reading, it won’t be hard to imagine the whole picture. His entire family spent many years creating the illusion that they were loyal to the party and to this "country" so that they would eventually be allowed to go on tour abroad. They returned from their tours without issue, so that they would be permitted to go again, and to increasingly more civilized countries—ones that weren’t allies of the Red Hole and wouldn’t send them back.

Meanwhile, the Red Dump did everything it could to show off, especially to the United States—“look, our rockets are bigger, our athletes are stronger, and our artists are better too.” That’s why they occasionally arranged international tours, which some people took advantage of.

But leaving the country wasn’t enough—there were always escorts, and threats were often made against the families who stayed behind. That’s why the risk was enormous!