Comments by "capmidnite" (@capmidnite) on "The Soviet Economy, Explained" video.

  1. There's actually a profound link between the early Soviet Five Year plans and East Asian economies. Nobusuke Kishi visited the USSR in 1929 and was quite impressed with their model of rapid industrialization, with a focus on heavy industry. As Minister of Industrial Development in Japanese-occupied Manchukuo, he was able to try out this model with ruthless disregard for Chinese workers. However, unlike the USSR, the Manchukuo model harnessed the talents of private capitalists, albeit under state guidance. A Korean serving in the Japanese Army in Manchuria witnessed this rapid development. His name: Park Chung Hee, future authoritarian President of South Korea. His Five Year plans for the South Korean economy closely resembled Kishi's Manchukuo plans. Future video on this topic?
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