Soviet Economy Struggles (27 marzo 1979 anni – 3 ottob 1990 anni)
Descrizione:
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.
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
27 marzo 1979 anni
3 ottob 1990 anni
~ 11 years