After the USSR fault there still was preparation of  pupils to war with US in schools.

Government took 16 years kids to army bases for a day of shooting.

Each of kids got 10 ammo. But we took cigarettes with us and exchange them to kalashnikov ammo and even Mortar  120mm ammo.

There was only one kid that was frauded by soldiers and he complain to the teacher – the old army man that we laughed on him and whom was very very poor as i understand it from today.

And this teacher told us: “You are really believe that soviet soldier will sell you ammo for ciggaretes?” 

Yes we believe  – everyone was standing with pockets full of ammo.

Our teacher was war veteran – with almost no payments, no money no normal job and pupils that hate him. He was living in parallel reality where there is heroism, patriotism and morality.

Government gave him cheep car year after. Couple monthes after that began hugest econoomical crisis.