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USSR was more centralized than US but definitely less than UK. For starters, it had Leningrad, Kiev and Baku, which were large cosmopolitain cities with their o
by thriftwy 3y ago
USSR was more centralized than US but definitely less than UK. For starters, it had Leningrad, Kiev and Baku, which were large cosmopolitain cities with their own culture, whereas UK has its second city slot vacant.
- golergka 3y agoDid people across England come to London to buy food?
- thriftwy 3y agoPeople definitely come to London to get a job, whereas in USSR this was never an issue and in fact discouraged. Being able to buy all the food you want is nice, but not when you're not making enough to pay for food and rent, or cannot find a job that does. I've not been to UK but I can see people complaining about poor job prospects outside London regularly.
- golergka 3y ago> People definitely come to London to get a job, whereas in USSR this was never an issue and in fact discouraged. People in USSR would be ecstatic to be able to Moscow to get a job. The problem was, they were not allowed to — which is actually worse.
- thriftwy 3y agoI would say it depends on who you are. For people in the first quintile (ambition wise), it was definitely a problem. For the third? Soviet Union offered job stability like no place else with no need to pack their things and chase the job market. I'm not saying fourth or fifth because that's where vodka will probably get you. Overall, both systems are widely recognized to be badly broken.