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You can't be self-reliant when you are bankrupt and all basic neccesities are in short supply. USSR was defunct. Its communist party was also defunct. Russia
by thriftwy 4y ago
You can't be self-reliant when you are bankrupt and all basic neccesities are in short supply.
USSR was defunct. Its communist party was also defunct.
Russia is lucky to have China which produces enormous assortment of items as well as trade surplus.
- avmich 4y agoUSSR wasn't bankrupt for many decades - until the end, of course, but it's silly to compare unstable USSR in 1991 going through destructive transformations with Russia, which still "just" losing the was against the West - so far. You should compare USSR of 1980 with Russia today (or rather before February 24 this year) - and USSR will win in capabilities, despite the lack of market economy. > USSR was defunct. Its communist party was also defunct. USSR was relatively stable for decades, with all its great shortcomings. I don't think China plays significant enough role in today's events.
- trasz 4y agoChina produced a lot of things, but Russian market is worthless. Chinese companies left the Russian market same way western ones did.