I don’t know enough about it, but even a simple google search shows that the USSR rapidly industrialized the region (as expected). Still, I just don’t know enough to talk about the specifics. Regarding religion, contrary to popular belief, personal religion was not an issue in the USSR. The issue was about the religious organizations and leaders mixing with state and local politics, as they have everywhere deeply and especially in Russia. If anything, Islam was more priviliged in the USSR compared to the Orthodox church, and definitely more than anywhere else in the west at the time. I’m sure some other comrades that are more familiar with the subject can provide a much better answer than this though.

The Fidel thing never happened. If you’re referring to the thing that happened during the special period, he said something more along the lines of “if you want to go, go”, meaning they won’t be stopped. Around 40000 people left, which is not that relevant in a country that had 10.8 million people living in it at that time. That is like 0.3%. And of course saying they “swam” makes it sound even worse, of course no one actually swam to Miami.

Oh no! Look at all of those poor burned… clothes? I don’t get what you’re seeing here that I’m not

Could you define “authoritarian” for me?

Why the Bosnia slander 😭

To be fair, I’m sure they actually did fail to consider it. I mean who would in their right mind, but still, it probably was not considered.

smh, literally 1984