I shared this deep in a dunk thread earlier and figured there's probably many comrades who haven't seen this data. I think it's very good rhetorically because a lot of libs have an incredibly vibes-based impression that the Soviet Union was just an Animal Farm old-boss-same-as-the-new-boss situation.

Instead, this demonstrates that Russia underwent one of the most dramatic inversions of income inequality of any country in recorded history.

For comparison here is the US over the same time period:

China:

And the UK:

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[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Who's in first place?

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

the USSR obviously, although of its latter days I am not a fan its really absurd to suggest otherwise imo

[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

I don't know's on second

What's on third