The USSR was not able to grow its economy “just fine”. Stalin said many times that he wanted peace with the west for trade to help the economy. The economic problems of the 80s were a definite reason why the Union collapsed. Yes, F Israel, but China already gets a ton of heat from the west for practically doing nothing. They are playing so nice with the west, and they still get treated like they are the devil as the west is so arrogant and childish.
The USSR was not able to grow its economy “just fine”. Stalin said many times that he wanted peace with the west for trade to help the economy. The economic problems of the 80s were a definite reason why the Union collapsed. Yes, F Israel, but China already gets a ton of heat from the west for practically doing nothing. They are playing so nice with the west, and they still get treated like they are the devil as the west is so arrogant and childish.