“Things that seem like absolute bedrocks, or even axioms of political thought, can cease to exist.” Like the rule of law in America. Peaceful transfer of power. An independent judiciary. Seemingly stable institutions depend on good faith. Without it, they crumble. There’s a lesson hidden here, no?
Kate from KharkivSo it's really striking that all that's solid really can melt into air. The things that seem like absolute bedrocks, or even axioms of political thought, can cease to exist. Breakup of Soviet Union also means that 1990s in Russia happened faster there than here. Time goes faster there than in US.