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[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And a lot of attempts have also been great at raising the standards of living for the general population, as well as for economic development in a relatively quick amount of time.

[–] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee -4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In the USSR those improvents were for Russia, not so much for their colonised regions where they exported resources from. Industrialisation also helped but that's not really unique to anything.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 6 points 7 months ago

The complete lack of self awareness is truly astonishing