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Stalin is a well-known photography enthusiast, after all (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The USSR under his first two five year plans got running potable water and electricity to the entire nation

You're kidding me, right?

Electricity access during Stalin's reign only marginally increased after the initial successes in the 1920s - which, may I remind you, were plans formulated before Stalin took power, and executed before he had finished purging his enemies, including Trotsky. Fuck, as late as the 1950s, only some 10% of Soviet households had power, and the majority did not have indoor access to running water - that's why the Khrushchevka, basic as they were, were such a major step forward.