What war was USSR in during eighties? Yes, they were invading Afghanistan, but it didn't have much effect on domestics (much like recent Iraq war for USA). It

What war was USSR in during eighties? Yes, they were invading Afghanistan, but it didn't have much effect on domestics (much like recent Iraq war for USA). It was already a failed state then and everyone knew it. Disclaimer: I was born in USSR and these "bread" (actually pretty much everything) queues are among my earliest memories.