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Well, by those standards, the USSR was a superpower, on par with the USA, while Russia is lagging behind. Of course, people live better now, so many years have passed, and what matters to people is that they are well-fed and rested; they don't care about the country's position in the world; democracy is a paradise for them in this regard. As far as I understand, you are comparing based on these criteria, right? Of course, that's correct, but I meant world leadership...
What is it needed for? If you judge by that, any system that severely limits people's rights/opportunities will lead the country to leadership in terms of development/power/economy/whatever in a couple of months. Because 96% goes directly to people: salaries - to workers, rights - also represent costs, and the ability to force people to work more is limited.
Tomorrow holds no promises
Except the ones we've made
Except the ones we've made