RE: Reflecting on decay and the people before us
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I just can’t understand how the Soviet Union, poorly integrated into the global economy, could undertake huge construction projects in all 15 republics of the USSR. Where did they get the money for this, huge amounts of money. How could the USSR compete with the US in the space race and win from 1957 to 1969.
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I wish I had an answer to give. The more I roam these lands the more I become astonished at the sheer might they once had. And compared to England I would've much preferred to have lived here in those decades than there. I see that much beauty and attention to living standards. It breaks my heart to see the condition of it all today. But it inspires me to continue exploring and documenting it all.
The 'poor and starving' communists I was told about growing up were actually living better. Perhaps it was just the will of the people. Perhaps the vast amount of natural resources within each republic. I don't know. But it's all utterly fascinating and inspiring just how huge it all was.