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On this day in 1870, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was born. Under his leadership, the Soviet Union emerged as a powerful force against western imperialism, inspiring resistance movements across the world. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Droughts and famines were already happening during the tsarist times and were in fact a major reason behind the revolution. USSR doubled life expectancy in just 20 years. A newborn child in 1926-27 had a life expectancy of 44.4 years, up from 32.3 years thirty years before. In 1958-59 the life expectancy for newborns went up to 68.6 years. the Semashko system of the USSR increased lifespan by 50% in 20 years. By the 1960's, lifespans in the USSR were comparable to those in the USA:

Quality of nutrition improved after the Soviet revolution, and the last time USSR had a famine was in 1940s. CIA data suggests they ate just as much as Americans after WW2 peroid while having better nutrition:

Not only that, but Russia went from a backwards agrarian society where people travelled by horse and carriage to being the first in space in the span of 40 years. Russia showed incredible growth after the revolution that surpassed the rest of the world:

USSR provided free education to all citizens resulting in literacy rising from 33% to 99.9%:

These are just the basic facts that propagandists like @aniki@lemm.ee like to avoid mentioning.

edit: you really gotta love how upset lemmy libs get when presented with basic facts