under the old Soviet system you would never have even known
existed.

Such irony.

Disagree. If USSR would exist now Internet would be very well
known and in use.

.....by all three of the people that could afford computers. Of coures, there
would also be a KGB guy standing over their shoulder, copying down every
website they visited.

There would be certainly some restrictions
like those recently reported in China for instance which certainly
cannot significantly stop free spread of information.

If the government can tell you which sites to visit, its not "free spread" of
anything.

Like
a telephone for instance it is simply too important invention in order
anyone can ignore or ban it. BTW telephone was pretty well known
in USSR as well as all other telecommunication technologies

Right, Comrade... tell us how free it was under the Old System that you knew
and loved so well

However there is irony indeed that internet (US invention)
kills US propaganda media by free disrtibution of true info and true
foreign public opinions on US politics in US itself.

Sorta proves that our government doesn't bother trying to restrict access.