text: what was it like to live in the sovient union under communism?   i was stationed in berlin germany right during the fall of the berlin wall and east germany was coming out from under communist control. there was a story of little children in an art class after communism fell and were told they could draw anything they wanted and none of them drew anything. when asked they explained that they had always been told what to draw. also another interesting thought is that state approved car in east germany was made of a wood frame with a plastic exterior body and a 2-cycle engine (the size that is used on your push mower).