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A recommended reading here is Farm to Factory: A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Industrial Revolution by British economic historian Robert Allen. I don't know the literature in detail, but Allen is generally very well respected for his work. (Google finds a review of the book here). From Amazon's page on the book:
Although the Russian economy began to ...
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No. It is generally considered to be a failure.
The chief problem was the recurrent scissor's crises due to the agricultural sector not being incorporated into a commodity economy. As the price of agricultural goods declined, peasants would withdraw from the market economy and the (very few) Kulaks did likewise, reverting from small rural capitalists to ...
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I have a copy of First World War Atlas by Martin Gilbert (SBN 297 17847 4).
There are a couple of fascinating maps near the end.
European Debts to Britain
Russia - £757 million
France - £626 million
Italy - £590 million
Yugoslavia - £30 million
Rumania (sic) - £26 million
Portugal - £23 million
Greece - £21 million
Austria* - £11 million
Belgium* - £9 ...
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Singapore can be considered a first world country today and is not politically/culturally influenced by European immigrants. Singapore today is mostly descended by Chinese immigrant labor as well as the local Malays. The main reason for their modern development and security is their alliance with US/Israel, as well as their strategic location.
Malaysia, ...
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