Nii nagu katastroofifolkloor meenutab tavalisi jutte ja linnamuistendeid, kuid ometi erineb nendest, nii erinevad ka kahe kogukonna kogemused ja reaktsioonid nõukogudeaegsele igapäevaelule ja neist loodud narratiivid
Anecdotal accounts of lasting distress as a consequence of rescue work at the Hyatt hotel collapse became a prominent feature of disaster lore – the reiterative, often reconstructionist stories that emanate from any catastrophe or trauma, serving a variety of social and therapeutic functions
