The last time I ever saw anything like this, in terms of the sense of disorientation and loss, was among my friends [in Russia] when the Soviet Union broke up.
就迷失方向和挫败的感觉而言，我上一次见识这种情形，还是在苏联解体时从我的(俄罗斯)朋友身上看到的。
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Still, the new research supports what many experimental artists, habitual travelers and other novel seekers have always insisted: at least some of the time, disorientation begets creative thinking.
The period of disorientation, which precedes the actual transition, is far shorter than the time it took to fix your mind so firmly on illusions "T. 16."