Comments by "" (@charlesvan13) on "The Breakup of the Soviet Union Explained" video.

  1.  @Commissar_4735  "but how can a third world country beat the us in the space race and nuclear power, " They didn't. The US developed nuclear tech first. The USSR lost the space race. Their super heavy lift vehicle failed, so only the US made it to the Moon. Their safety standards were also lower, i.e. Chernobyl. The GDP per capita of the USSR in 1989 was 8700 USD, while the US was `19800.
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  2. Americans always laughed at the ideologically indoctrinated USSR, that was really a 3rd world country regarding wealth.
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