I simply think the basic assumptions that anything was better in Soviet is wrong.
They just focused much higher percentage of GDP on military and space stuff. Meanwhile, life in Russia was miserable. They got tanks, nuclear weapons and rockets. No companies that made people's life better.
This is what kept the cold war going.
Until it didn't.
If you are wrong the basic assumptions, you can look for clues anywhere, it does not matter.
They just focused much higher percentage of GDP on military and space stuff. Meanwhile, life in Russia was miserable. They got tanks, nuclear weapons and rockets. No companies that made people's life better.
This is what kept the cold war going.
Until it didn't.
If you are wrong the basic assumptions, you can look for clues anywhere, it does not matter.