Soviet Economy Struggles (27 mar 1979 ano – 3 out 1990 ano)
Descrição:
USSR was fighting battles on many fronts:
Fighting a war in Afghanistan, which they simply could not win.
Were giving aid to left-wing parties in other countries.
Vast expediture over many years led to global over-stretch.
The Soviet economy was stagnating and needed technological and financial input from the West. They were outputting 63% less GNP than the USA. The Soviets simply could not offer competitive goods' prices in comparision with the USA.
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Data:
27 mar 1979 ano
3 out 1990 ano
~ 11 years