The Collapse of the USSR in Pictures

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.

There is deep nostalgia for the good old days in the Russian Federation.

Some pine for the USSR, some specifically for USSR during WWII and Stalin, some for the pre-revolution empire.

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)

No, it’s just nice to know what the date is for context. I don’t think it’s a criticism.

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