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How the USSR Radically Reduced Inequality, Even Among its Adversaries (www.socialisteconomist.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I was specifically commenting on some common economic figures I've seen. I'm not into authoritarian governments.

Speaking of experiences though, the systems in the Eastern bloc weren't identical in every country and for everyone. I know people who feel the regime they escaped was hell on earth. I know people who lived well and have been worse off ever since the collapse. This survey from a few years ago provides some insight on people's attitudes in aggregate: