Yeah, that’s true, there’s been plenty of sketchy shit in USSR, bordering on racism at times (especially during stalinism). There was also of course flagrant homophobia, transphobia and puritanism (again, especially during stalinism).
Still the sheer amount of good changes for the working people of the world can not be overlooked.
You can pretty much thank USSR for your universal suffrage, socialized healthcare & education, 8-hour work day, 5-day work week, and almost all other labor rights.
And, while the expansionist policies of the early union had their drawbacks for sure, the improvements in material conditions of workers in occupied territories are hard to argue with.
So the one which was the best off in the USSR…
Yeah, that’s true, there’s been plenty of sketchy shit in USSR, bordering on racism at times (especially during stalinism). There was also of course flagrant homophobia, transphobia and puritanism (again, especially during stalinism).
Still the sheer amount of good changes for the working people of the world can not be overlooked.
You can pretty much thank USSR for your universal suffrage, socialized healthcare & education, 8-hour work day, 5-day work week, and almost all other labor rights.
And, while the expansionist policies of the early union had their drawbacks for sure, the improvements in material conditions of workers in occupied territories are hard to argue with.
I mean also people getting sent to siberia wasn’t fun.