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[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There is a reason, it's just not the one you think. Hint; it's about empire, not communism.

[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Things got much worse for most citizens of the USSR after it collapsed and state industry was privatized. Life expectancy dropped pretty severely. It shouldn’t be surpassing that anyone who suffered under that economic collapse would tell you the USSR was better.