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Russia's Command Economy During The Cold War

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The Soviet Union lived under a command economy controlled by the communist government. The structure of their economics had many flaws which caused purges, famines and political uprisings in Russia. The command economy in the USSR caused the downfall of the Soviet Union. The USSR lived by an economy where production, incomes, prices, and investment were all controlled by the Soviet government. Due to Russia’s communist government and command economy, they had a large role in imperialization and nationalism movements. The Cold War was the main time period of Russia’s communist aggression. During the Cold War, the US and USSR were on the brink of nuclear war. The Space Race and the spread of communism caused increased tension among the two

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