I’ve asked many people who were born in the USSR, and I think about half of them feel that the shit we’ve had since then is way worse.
It wasn’t perfect by any means, but I think we should have improved it with reforms instead of splitting into poor countries and giving all the power to oligarchs.
Ukraine. Of course, it could just be a local thing since it depends on your social circle. But the things my parents told me make total sense to me.