USSR !== Russian Empire. Anyway... Vertical writings are fading out not because someone's political will, but because of their impracticability in modern era.

USSR !== Russian Empire. Anyway... Vertical writings are fading out not because someone's political will, but because of their impracticability in modern era. First commercial typewriter appeared in US in 1874 and it effectively set the end for any non-LTR writing system. In that respect, can we attach USA to that imperial club that killed TTB writing systems?