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Soviet half century shows growth and limits under communism
Henry Bradsher surveys the Soviet Union at its 50th anniversary, praising housing and consumer goods expansion while noting weak agricultural productivity and lower per capita output. The piece weighs progress since 1917 against unfulfilled goals and questions how Russia might have fared without Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.
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