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Well, it depends. Are you working class (then yes) or owning class (then no)
What if you were one of the unfortunate ones who simply got starved? If you criticised the government, or if someone simply accused you of being against the system? What if you weren't even against the system but simply had a higher position (for example in the military, or as a politician) before your country was made part of the USSR? What about the huge lanes in front of grocery stores when they got new food?
Why were there such huge protests, and why did they have to be bloodily shut down? All owning class people?
People like you really should be forced to live under the conditions of pre-Soviet Russia. If literal feudalism and a life expectancy of thirty is so great to you, you should have to live it yourself
I'm not saying that was good either, but middle European countries started with a similar situation and got much farther. I recognise the USSR as a lesser evil than tsarist Russia, but that doesn't mean it's good. More like an upgrade from 2/10 to 4/10 while other countries went paths that lead to 8/10
No they didn't.
K. Your line for what counts as "good" is completely arbitrary and vibes based.
No they didn't