"Ryan wondered how difficult it was for the Soviets." (Who had defected) "Probably harder than anything he had ever done-their bridges were burned. They had cast themselves away from everything they had known, trusting that what they found would be better. Ryan hoped they would succeed and make their transition from Communism to freedom.....How difficult would it be for these men who had risked their lives to adapt to something that men like Ryan so rarely appreciated."
That's a quote from The Hunt for Red October, which I'm reading tonight. Thought it was interesting to put our situations behind those words. Just thought it was cool.
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