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During all this, of course, the relics of [[The Gay Nineties]], now doughty dowagers and grumpy old Colonels, look on disapprovingly, from short skirts and hair, to make-up and swimming wear.
One should also note that while things were just swell in America, Britain and much of Western Europe (where it was dubbed [[The Golden Twenties]] across [[The Pond]]), if you were in an area hard hit by [[World War I]] (say, [[Weimar Republic|Germany]], [[Fascist Italy|Italy]], [[The Soviet Twenties|Russia]], Turkey or the entire Caucasus Mountains region before the Soviets annexed it) this was ''not'' a fun time. However, it doesn't mean that they didn't try, once they were able to pull themselves together again. However, in Germany, there are right-wing paramilitary groups who have some very grand ambitions and there will be a few people who get a chilling feeling that [[Adolf Hitler|one loudmouth Austrian with a toothbrush mustache]] is going to be very big trouble.
For example, [[The Soviet Twenties|Soviet Russia]] (called USSR since 1922), after a devastating civil war, experienced a short period of economic growth thanks to the NEP (new economic policy), a series of reforms that allowed free enterprise and private property. A new Soviet bourgeoisie was born, with a penchant for over-the-top parties and a slavish fascination with American fashion, music and dance. The Soviet [[Nouveau Riche]] (typically called a ''nepman'') was a stock character in 20's Russian satire.
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