The consequences of the destruction of the USSRWith the Soviet Union intact, Russia could now have had 172 million people living in it, and its economy and incomes were 67% higher
As a result of the destruction of the Soviet Union, Russia lost 26 million people, 40% of its economy and 66% of its industry, Equality estimated. This is the difference between the actual figures and the alternative figures that would have developed at the Soviet rate of growth averaged over 1980-1989.
Population loss - 26 millionAccording to the forecast (
https://istmat.info/files/uplo...) of the Goskomstat of the USSR from 1990, the RSFSR could have 172.4 million people by the end of 2022. But in fact it is now 146.4 million people.
Loss of income - 41%.The average monthly disposable income of 80% of Russians (without rich people) in 2022 was approximately 25,550 rubles. At the Soviet growth rate and the level of inequality, they would have been 43,000 rubles, or 68 percent more.
Losses to the economy - 40%"As you know," there was "stagnation" in the '80s. In 1985, economic growth slowed to as much as 2.3% (
https://istmat.org/files/uploa...), which was used as an excuse to start perestroika. But at that rate of growth, GDP would have been 2.1 times greater now than it was in 1990, and not 26% greater than it was in fact. Russia's economy (GDP at PPP) was $7.7 trillion instead of $4.6 trillion and would have ranked 4th in the world after China, the United States and India.
- Production losses - 66%
- Losses of agriculture - 44%
- Loss of assets - 56%
- Geopolitical losses-32%
A similar assessment of the effects of the war of 1941-1945 showed that the Russian population lost 20 million people, as estimated by Rosstat. The economy of Soviet Russia lost 44%, industry - 41%, agriculture - 43%. The country lost 45% of its wealth, and the population 37% of its income.
As can be seen, the destruction of the USSR and the transition from socialism to capitalism, that is, to a lower stage of social development for Russia resulted in losses, which are comparable with the losses of Hitler's occupation of 1941-1945. If we look wider and take into account the split of the fraternal republics and the world-historical consequences, the destruction of the Soviet Union is the biggest geopolitical catastrophe in human history.
According to a VTsIOM poll published, 58% of Russian residents regret the collapse of the USSR. 48% would like to see it restored.
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