Did the Soviet economy ever "work"? Did the centrally

>>3124899
Both the New Economic Policy (after War Communism and pre-Stalin) and the Economic Reform of 1965 were both largely successful, but they were both abandoned for being "not communist", an allegation which was pretty fair since they were both quasi-capitalistic.

>>3124899
If their goal was to create a classless society then no it didn't.

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>>3124923
>>3124916
i neva get this "its not true gommuinism" meme can true communism even work?

> Did the centrally planned economy of the USSR achieve its goals?
They got some results but plans were unrealistic enough so people would like fuck we do what we can and draw the pretty numbers to avoid gulags where we can't.

Grain and Oil.

Stalin's collectivization and industrialization plans tanked grain production.

though it was ok as the soviets could sell oil to buy grain.

the soviet population was incredibly urban.

then the oil glut in the 1980s happened. the price of oil bottomed out. the soviets could no longer sell oil for grain.

>>3125257
It's true that """true""" communism has never been tried, but seeing as it goes tits up every time they try to implement it, I'm pretty sure it can't be done.