According to benjamin, what is the one unalterable law? how does his idea compare to actual conditions in the soviet union today?

this is the passage this question is talking about:
"only old benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could be much better or much hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he said, the unalterable law of life."
i get that hunger, hardship, and disappointment is the unalterable law of life, but does anyone know where i can find information on how the soviet union is today?

“. . when in the wrought chest the wind blowing over and the sea heaving struck her [danae] with fear, her cheeks not dry, she put her arm over perseus and spoke: my child such trouble i have. and you sleep, your heart is placid; you dream in the joyless wood; in the night nailed in bronze, in the blue dark you lie still and shine. the salt water that towers above your head as the wave goes by you heed not, nor the wind’s voice; you press your bright face to the red blanket. if this danger were danger to you, your small ear would attend my words. but i tell you, sleep, my baby, and let the sea sleep, let our trouble sleep . .” —simonides, greek poet, as quoted in a soaring spirit: time frame 600–400 b.c. how does danae feel about perseus? a. she loves him deeply. b. she doesn’t care what happens to him. c. she is angry at him. d. she wants to leave him behind. select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d