RUSSIA: MY FATHERLAND
By Wesley Johns

INTRODUCTION

This game was constructed using secondary sources describing the political and cultural climates of Russia during and after the fall of the Soviet Union. Along with secondary sources, primary sources in the form of oral history were used to get an idea of the personal experiences involved with the fall of communism in Russia. The oral history was provided by my sister, Dondie Johns Martynov, and her husband, Sergey Victorovich Martynov. Sergey is a Russian, born and raised in Siberia. Dondie lived in Russia for many years while working as a missionary. Some of the situations described in this story are loosely based on actual experiences of the fall of communism in Russia.

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