From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!Anonymous Newsgroups: net.space Title: Re: Science in the Soviet Union - (nf) Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.212 Posted: Sun Jun 27 00:26:22 1982 Received: Mon Jun 28 08:55:06 1982 Reply-To: s #R:ihuxi:-17400:uiucdcs:12700004:000:755 uiucdcs!Anonymous Jun 26 23:47:00 1982 I think you oversimplify the problem, and do the Soviets a great disservice. The problem is that you are comparing them with the USA, when in fact, that is a faulty comparison. After the the revolution, the people in power were handed a country with no major industry, a large and mostly illiterate peasent population and very little scientific resources. From this, they have managed to westernize their country and come close to USA standards, all a lot quicker than we did. Admittedly, their political system has problems, but that's been discussed elsewhere. I only wish that both the USA and the USSR would kiss and make up so that the world could spend the $500,000,000 spent per day on weapons alone for something more exciting and productive.