Cold War

My mom grew up in Russia during the Cold War. The impacts on her weren't that big, but they were still present. During the beginning of the Cold War, life for her family wasn't that bad: they went on fishing trips, had a color television (which was rare at the time) and traveled around the country. Even the poorest people in the country could afford to eat at posh restaurants and go see foreign movies. My grandpa was a high up military commander, which made things easier for the family due to the government giving the military a lot of the resources. This fact made lives of the family of a military officer easier. If you served in the military, you were given housing and a high salary. However, toward the end of the cold war, there was a big depression, during which things, such as food and clothing, were hard to get. My grandma and mom had to knit a lot of things in order to have new clothing. By the end of the depression, the Cold War ended and my family moved to the U.S.