> It was interesting how they would justify it to themselves copying the product of the "decadent and failing Western capitalism" while they also had to attend

> It was interesting how they would justify it to themselves copying the product of the "decadent and failing Western capitalism" while they also had to attend parades and sing songs to Lenin about how their country was at the forefront and leading the world to better and brighter future. A lot of (if not most, especially educated) people knew USSR is a piece of shit and were happy to bring in at least a wee bit of Western goods. My grandma studied & worked as engineer during USSR golden years and her favourite joke is "our ships are largest, our airplanes are largest, our microschemas are largest".