Why did the Soviets lose in the end? For a while it looked like they really were a match for us.
>>2069139
The oil market.
Their economy just wasn't as robust anyway.
>>2069142
Was that because of their planned economy, or was there something else?
>>2069139
afghanistan
reagan
saddam
pizza hut
the four horsemen of soviet apocalypse
>>2069150
>pizza hut
what did he mean by this?
>>2069153
this https://youtu.be/fgm14D1jHUw?t=10s
captcha was pizza, what are the odds
>>2069167
>hail gorbachev
woah that escalated quickly. born in '92 so I didn't get to experience memes like this. nice commercial though, had that 90s feel
>>2069139
>us
They were never a match for the economic power of the United States. They merely presented the illusion that they were. In reality the Soviet Union was an abysmal project that was covering up its many failings from the start.