Yeah, multiple times he was calling for her. How cold do you have to be to say “nah, this looks dangerous” and leave?
Be mad at the higher ups and the general inability to be honest present in the USSR at that time, not the woman who is literally watching her husband rot to death in front of her.
Yeah the people saying that are obviously not married, and probably don’t even know what it means to love somebody. Because real talk? I woulda done the same for my own husband. No question. “Don’t touch him”?? Fuck you, I’m hugging my sweetheart. idgaf
Lyudmilla was ride or die till the very end and I’ve got nothing but admiration for that lady. Wish people would show some fucking respect.
Also it’s pretty fucking presumptuous and gross to be like “omg she’s so stupid”, because what Lyudmilla - this very real person who is still very much alive - is experiencing here is literally an UNIMAGINABLE situation. I think it’s all a little bit more complex than what some judgy rando on reddit would like to believe after having watched 50 minutes of some tv show, if I’m being completely honest. And I think everyone should just shut the fuck up and count their lucky stars that they will never have to be put in Lyudmilla Ignatenko’s situation, and be presented with the choices she had to make.
Also it would be prudent for these people to listen to the accompanying podcast that Mazin has put out for this episode, because in it he talks about Lyudmilla’s motivation. Might shed some light. Although I guess that might be too much to ask; people never wanna put in any actual work, they just wanna run their mouths.
I think the real criticism is that she was pregnant. It's understandable wanting to be close to her husband as he died, but she's also responsible for their child. Which, obviously did not work out so well...
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u/maximumjanet May 21 '19
Yeah, multiple times he was calling for her. How cold do you have to be to say “nah, this looks dangerous” and leave?
Be mad at the higher ups and the general inability to be honest present in the USSR at that time, not the woman who is literally watching her husband rot to death in front of her.