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The USSR's economy grew massively and quickly after WWII. It's a country that went from literal feudalism to modernity in one generation, becoming one of the tw
by pessimizer 4y ago
The USSR's economy grew massively and quickly after WWII. It's a country that went from literal feudalism to modernity in one generation, becoming one of the two superpowers largely dictating world politics.
- whendoyoushrink 4y ago"Massively and quickly" seems optimistic. USSR grew at or below the rate of most European economies post war: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Soviet_Union_USSR_GDP_per_capita.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Soviet_U...
- pessimizer 4y agoA bit hyperbolic, but this is a thread claiming that the USSR grew far more slowly than the rate of capitalist Europe post war.
- jojobas 4y agoIt went from feudalism to more technologically advanced feudalism, and remains there today.