☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Socialism@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 7 days agoThe USSR achieved the lowest levels of income inequality ever seen in the modern era. Top 1% population owned 3-4% of total wealth and Top 10% owned 20-25%lemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageThe USSR achieved the lowest levels of income inequality ever seen in the modern era. Top 1% population owned 3-4% of total wealth and Top 10% owned 20-25%lemmygrad.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Socialism@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square7linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFlyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoWow. What happened in the 90s? 🤔
minus-squarechaosCruiser@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoThe Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoI prefer the term “dissolved,” because collapse implies it was structural failure and not a deliberate counter-revolt.
minus-squarechaosCruiser@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoFair enough. I think that’s also the wording used on Wikipedia.
minus-squareknfrmity@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoPost Soviet neoliberal shock therapy was one of the single largest peacetime decreases in life expectancy and quality of life in world history.
Wow. What happened in the 90s? 🤔
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
I prefer the term “dissolved,” because collapse implies it was structural failure and not a deliberate counter-revolt.
Fair enough. I think that’s also the wording used on Wikipedia.
Post Soviet neoliberal shock therapy was one of the single largest peacetime decreases in life expectancy and quality of life in world history.