I see conflicting arguments about the matter.
It's about at least every quarter-year or so that I ask some kind of question about how the USSR could have gone differently in some way.
I see conflicting arguments about the matter.
It's about at least every quarter-year or so that I ask some kind of question about how the USSR could have gone differently in some way.
Geopolitics aside, China's location and densely populated coastline made it an ideal commercial shipping hub whereas the USSR/Russia's cross country logistics and sea routes are very cumbersome and awkward. China also had a massive spare labor force.