the US and USSR were in a constant race about who can achieve what faster. most of these things had not deeper reason.
Lets make a list.
First Satellite: USSR First in Space: USSR Faster Developing Economy: USA Small and More Powerful Missiles: USA First to the Moon: USA Longest Lasting: USA Less Totalitarians: USA
Lets make a list. First Satellite: USSR First in Space: USSR Faster Developing Economy: USA Small and More Powerful Missiles: USA First to the Moon: USA Longest Lasting: USA Less Totalitarians: USA Seems we did a little bit better
You missed a few things -
First H-Bomb - Soviet Union First Atom-Bomb - America Equal Rights - Soviet Union
And I don't agree with "Fastest Growing Economy - America" In the years before the October Revolution Russia was just a farming nation - And when the Bolshiveks took control they incressed production in almost evreything. Lowest Expectionsy: 200% Highest: 3000%.
the USSR was fairly equal, the problem was that everyone was equally poor, equally frustrated, and equally oppressed. There was no free speech, there was no way to move up in society, everyone was a worker ant with nothing to look forward to. You could put in a ton of effort, and still be at the same level your whole life, because the country is based on national success, not personal success. And we all know how difficult it is to depend on others for your success.
the USSR was fairly equal, the problem was that everyone was equally poor, equally frustrated, and equally oppressed. There was no free speech, there was no way to move up in society, everyone was a worker ant with nothing to look forward to. You could put in a ton of effort, and still be at the same level your whole life, because the country is based on national success, not personal success. And we all know how difficult it is to depend on others for your success
You will find that democratic socialism and Scandanavian socialism is different from Leninism.
