This is the real answer. I don’t think this show is trying to say anything, it’s just nostalgia and aesthetics of 80s film. The Soviets are the bad guys because that’s who the bad guys were in the movies and TV the writers watched as children in the 80s.
I'm pretty sure this show was written by a 3rd grader
The writers were in third grade when they watched the source material
This is the real answer. I don’t think this show is trying to say anything, it’s just nostalgia and aesthetics of 80s film. The Soviets are the bad guys because that’s who the bad guys were in the movies and TV the writers watched as children in the 80s.