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minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·edit-24 months agohttps://www.statista.com/statistics/1041395/life-expectancy-russia-all-time/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041350/life-expectancy-china-all-time/ Most of the pictures of soviet bread lines and poverty that form the popular image were from the 90s, when the former USSR embraced capitalism and was eviscerated by it. The subjects are too broad for me to recommend just one book, but this one does a good job of explaining the west’s economic policy towards Russia and ideology behind it during the 90s that caused that dip.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041395/life-expectancy-russia-all-time/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041350/life-expectancy-china-all-time/
Most of the pictures of soviet bread lines and poverty that form the popular image were from the 90s, when the former USSR embraced capitalism and was eviscerated by it. The subjects are too broad for me to recommend just one book, but this one does a good job of explaining the west’s economic policy towards Russia and ideology behind it during the 90s that caused that dip.