to experience or survive an important period of history
пережить или пережить важный исторический период (perezhit' ili perezhit' vazhnyy isto richeskiy period)
"Our grandparents lived through times of great cultural change."
"Наши дедушки прожили через время больших культурных изменений." (nashi dedushki prozhili cherez vremya bol'shikh kul'turnykh izmeneniy)
to get rid of unnecessary things to feel mentally refreshed
to not feel confident or certain about something
to stay in a place without a clear purpose; to wait aimlessl...
to perform or execute a plan or task
to blend gradually with surroundings; become less noticeable
to collectively oppose something as one group