[realusername]

> soviet union was actually very good at providing basic needs (food, housing, education, medical care) to its population. in fact much better than even the US does right now. that is not the reason ussr collapsed

You just have to look the refuges after the wall fell which were buying all the basic necessities in bulk, you know it's BS.

[medo-bear]

the wall fell in germany. not ussr. anyway, you might find this interesting:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_nostalgia#Polling