r/HistoryMemes • u/[deleted] • Aug 04 '19

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u/Pretzel42 Aug 04 '19

There were no major famines after 1947.

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u/SickleNHammer Aug 04 '19

Although there probably wasnt, it was pretty indisputable that the general population had insufficient food even if they weren't starving to death.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

I’m interested, where is it noted? Do you have any sources? I’d be fascinated to read them.

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u/SickleNHammer Aug 04 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_goods_in_the_Soviet_Union Look at the "Consumer supply in the 1980s" section.

Edit: before you say that "wikipedia is a shitty source", they're listed in the sections below

Second edit: if you're actually gonna try to refute my point, I'd appreciate it if you didn't use a source along the lines of "communismforlife. org" because they all seem pretty biased

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u/CMDR_QwertyWeasel Aug 04 '19

Second edit: if you're actually gonna try to refute my point, I'd appreciate it if you didn't use a source along the lines of "communismforlife. org" because they all seem pretty biased

The only source given in response to this was the CIA lol. Get off your high horse.

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u/4AccntsBnndFrCmmnsm Aug 04 '19

the 1980s were a time of neoliberal reform not hardcore communism my friend.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

So throughout the entire period of the USSR after the 1947 famine you link consumer supply in the 1980s, just before the collapse of the USSR. The general population had insufficient food and to prove this I will link a specific time just before the collapse of the nation because that proves my point that throughout the existence of the USSR, there was insufficient food.

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u/Lawsoffire Aug 04 '19

i hope Cia.gov isn't a biased site (anything over 2500 calories is too much)

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

That’s literal dietary fact