I think it's the only state in history where even the elites had mediocre lives.

>>17826795 (OP)
It produced some decent science and trippy movies.

>>17826795 (OP)
The might of the Red Army which defeated Western civilization

>>17826803
German socialist trannies on meth are not "western civilization".

>>17826799
The USSR was only good at heavy industry, and any country could achieve that if they had a big population, lots of space and a vast amount of mineral sources, plus the will to completely sacrifice light industry.
Truth is communism sucks

>but Gagarin
Could have achieved that in a non-commie state as well, as shown by the US

>>17826812
Cope. They also defeated Italy, France, Hungary, Finland, Slovakia, Croatia, and Spain

>>17826812
>German socialist trannies on meth are not "western civilization".
False

>>17826815
And Romania

>>17826813
Soviet materials science, rocketry, and mathematics were pretty advanced for their time. Materials was an area in which they particularly excelled. Having had communist educated physics professors, I can say they weren't terrible at educating their people, particularly with regards to theory over experiment. But yeah, communism is trash.

>>17826831
>i dunno just send a dog into space lol excellent sciencing

>>17826795 (OP)
let me guess, le hyoomin rights meme unironically factors into your worldview

>>17826936
let me guess, you can't defend this shithole without trying to pigeonhole my views to fit some retarded boogeyman in your head

>>17826795 (OP)
Kino music
Kino propaganda
Space flight
Good universities

>>17827809
>went from quasi-feudal gigashithole that got roflstomped by germany to spacefaring nuclear superpower in 30 years
>uuuuuuuh their apartment buildings were ugly and they didn't have iphones, so it sucked
ok retard, I'm sure there's sooooo much fertile ground for a good faith discussion with you. even ignoring the geopolitical/industrial stuff, do you realize how many tens of millions of people experienced electrification and indoor plumbing for the first time in their lives because of the USSR? of course not, and you don't care either because your idea of history is all about dogmatic sloganeering.

>>17826795 (OP)
It was okay between like 1950 and 1980.

>>17826795 (OP)
It was the peak of East Slavic culture. They were never as relevant before and they'll never be that relevant again

>>17826795 (OP)
>fast industrialization
>reducing homelessness
>redusing unemployment
>increasing literacy
>increasing healthcare
>arguably winning some of the space race
>being one of the powers that defeated the nazi Germany
>asserting its power as one of the two superpowers at the time

>>17827824
>their apartment buildings were ugly and they didn't have iphones, so it sucked
This but unironically.

>>17827856
this board is a black hole of stupidity. not only does it permeate everything, it's celebrated as the ultimate good. if God exists, he laughs when a /his/tard gets skinned alive

>>17826799
>trippy movies.
Recommendations?

>>17826795 (OP)
It was the hope of humanity, a shining ray of light in the darkness of the past. We're doomed if China doesn't pick up the mantle.

>>17827861
>t. android user in a shitty apartment

>>17826795 (OP)
>>17826799
>>17827864
This was the most popular film of the Stalin era
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_(1936_film)

>>17827881
From the last 50 years, please.

>>17827885
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU-XifSOYIQ