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Please read Lenin's decrees and orders in the book that Slonysh slandered.

Regarding Moscow, I don't understand. So, you think that when 80% of the financial capital is concentrated in one city, that's normal? And the people in the regions are ungrateful bastards who not only want to live a decent life but also call a thief a thief? Do you know that my salary is twice lower than the average? And the salary of my professors at the university is also below average. Where do these average figures come from then? There's this saying: "I ate two chickens, and you ate none. But on average, we ate one chicken each." I will keep criticizing Moscow until there is a fair redistribution. With my salary, I can't even afford rent, let alone pay for utilities. And I don't think that the financial situation in the regions has improved compared to the USSR. It's easy to talk about the growth of prosperity while sitting in Moscow.
I can criticize the USSR, but there are plenty of people criticizing it without me. It's just a pity that they don't provide a SINGLE figure, only emotions. I can prove anything with emotions. But do you know that in Stalin's camps, only 8-20% were political prisoners, the rest were criminals? And of these political prisoners, most were imprisoned for quite criminal offenses, such as terrorism or sabotage. All those "artists" who talk about how they were oppressed in the USSR were not ashamed to receive awards from the Soviet government and were not ashamed to promote the Soviet system. Now, Rostropovich, a laureate of the Lenin and Stalin Prize, who supported the collapse of the Union in 1991, has died. Why didn't he refuse the award in Soviet times out of solidarity with Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn?
I hate hypocrites!

There's no point in arguing with people who, behind the noise of their momentary outrage caused by minor life problems, idealize the most vile system in human history...

So, either we try to become the second most powerful player on the board, balancing the US, meaning we also create a powerful, captivating ideology and invent a "mission" for the country, or we will remain in the position of a marketplace where developed countries come to sell their products, and we merely work as promoters in branches of their stores.

I have internet because my mother pays for the apartment, and I live with her. But even though she earns a decent amount, she won't be able to afford an apartment.
I'll ask where you got your data about the 80% of political figures. If you received it through your chakras, then the question is settled.
As far as I can see, no one else here is providing any figures, so our argument is pointless. I can say that Christianity, and especially Orthodoxy, is the most disgusting religion because it leads people away from reality, promising them paradise after death. No facts, just emotions.
I, in turn, thought that after your question about sources, I was dealing with an expert, but it turns out I was wrong.

Here, take this. Your "project" won't go any further than words on the forum.
Still, people of your type need "intoxicating" ideologies, so if you want, I can come up with a couple for you. Maybe after the second collapse, people will stop clinging to such ideologies. No matter how many facts you and Alexei present to us now, the USSR was what it was, and your position can be understood. It's like a provincial person who lived and saw things. And will they show you much? Or is everything done in a showy way? Your main argument is that you lived and didn't see it. What about decrees, orders, archives, statistics? (Alexei, I'll bring you facts when I have time; I don't have much internet access right now). I see your angry face, dear Slonysh, so I'll back down in advance and won't argue anymore. Or write.

No matter how many facts you and Alexei present to us now, the USSR was what it was, and your position can be understood. It's like a provincial person who lived and saw things. And will they show you much? Or is everything done in a showy way? Your main argument is that you lived and didn't see it. What about decrees, orders, archives, statistics?