[WalterBright]

> The Soviet Union didn't create wealth?

In order to prevent famine, the Soviets decided to allow farmers a portion of land where they could sell what they grew. It kept the country from collapsing. Every historical attempt at collective farms collapsed from starvation or was propped up by government money.

[komali2]

So that it created wealth is agreed, now the question is whether it was a socialist planned economy or not?