did he turn...?
commie?
shareWhy would he?
sharein order to live in the ussr at time, you would have have had to come to terms with communism. i assume he did.
shareNot all people in the former Eastern Bloc were communists, they just happened to live there during this time period and had to play with the cards they're dealt. Some actively refused to become Party members, like my parents.
All he had to get used to is living in a totalitarian state, imo. Which I wouldn't think would be that difficult considering Italy itself was Fascist in the 30s and 40s. Now, to stay I assume he would have had to prove he was in line with the Party's ideology, as a foreigner, but people faked that all the time to get promotions or a better station in life.
i think an italian living in the ussr under stalin would be suspect by the regime. stalin suspected all westerners. i think it's funny that the movie doesn't seem to mention this at all. it is possible that the fascism he saw in italy gave him different outlook on things.
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