How strong was the Soviet economy at its peak?

From June 1 917,5438+00, when the Russian revolution broke out and the Soviet Union established political power, to June/5438+099 1 year, when the Soviet Union declared its disintegration, the1th socialist country in the world existed for more than 80 years. This 1 th socialist country in the world, led by the Soviet * * * Production Party, has profoundly influenced the course of world history from the moment it was established. ?

Whether the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany and won the Second World War, or the outbreak of the Cold War, the East-West confrontation after World War II, the Soviet Union was the absolute main force. The reason why the Soviet Union has such a great influence is, of course, closely related to its strong industrial and economic capabilities. So, how strong was the Soviet economy at its peak?

As we all know, the Soviet Union, which inherited Russian territory, is extremely vast and has become the largest country in the world with absolute superiority. The Soviet Union covers an area of 22 million square kilometers and has almost all known natural resources in the world.

Take Tsarist Russia, the predecessor of the Soviet Union, as an example. The total coal reserves of the Soviet Union account for 60% of the world total, the proven oil reserves account for 10% of the world total, the natural gas accounts for 35% of the world total, and the most important industrial iron ore accounts for 28% of the world total. In other words, if any country in the world can be self-sufficient, then the Soviet Union is undoubtedly the most likely one.

The economic development of the Soviet Union can be roughly divided into two stages, before and after World War II. From the founding of the Soviet Union to the pre-World War II, it was the golden stage of the Soviet Union's economic development, and it was also the fastest developing stage. After the establishment of the Soviet regime, after a hard war, the Soviet Red Army defeated the domestic white army and the interference forces of Britain and France and achieved political independence.

After Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, became independent, the Soviet Union relied on the institutional advantages of the socialist regime, concentrated its efforts on major events, and began large-scale economic, especially industrial construction. Fortunately, the Soviet Union also caught up with the end of World War I and the unprecedented Great Depression, which made the western countries not only have no energy to contain the Soviet Union, but also provided the Soviet Union with massive personnel, equipment and technical support.

Because of these advantages, the Soviet Union had become the first industrial country in Europe and the second in the world before the outbreak of World War II. At this time, although the industrial level and scientific and technological level of the Soviet Union were slightly lower than those of Germany, the total economic output was still high. And this is exactly what Stalin can rely on to lead the Soviet Union to realize the arduous Soviet-German war.

Barbarossa planned that Germany would attack the Soviet Union in World War II. However, this time it was still not the peak of the Soviet Union. After paying 27 million casualties, the Soviet Union led by Stalin won the final victory of World War II, and the once arrogant Nazi Germany finally fell. However, in order to win the Soviet-German war, the Soviet Union also paid a high price. Almost all European regions and industrialized areas of the Soviet Union once fell into the hands of Germany. At the height of the war, almost all men of school age in the Soviet Union went to the battlefield, and the most elite European region of the Soviet Union was turned into a war ruin.

However, after the victory of the Soviet Union in World War II, it was not without gains. In addition to plundering a large number of talents from Germany, a large number of advanced technologies and equipment in Germany were almost looted by the Soviet Union. After World War II, the Soviet Union resumed its industrial construction.

After World War II, the Eastern Group headed by the Soviet Union became one of the two superpowers in the world with its victory and huge scale. After World War II, the Soviet Union carried out eight five-year plans. In these eight five-year plans, the economic strength of the Soviet Union is constantly growing.

For example, when 19 17 was first established, the Soviet Union's industrial output value only accounted for 3% of the world's total industrial output value, but before the outbreak of World War II, it increased to 10% and 1970. At the peak of Soviet economy, Soviet industrial output value reached 20% of the world, accounting for 6547.

What does the huge Soviet Union mean? In 20 18, China's GNP was 16 trillion dollars, and the United States was 24 trillion dollars. The United States accounts for 24% of the world economy, and China accounts for 16%. In other words, China's economy has not reached the proportion of the world economy at the peak of the Soviet Union.

Sustained economic growth certainly means a sustained increase in national income. 1960, the total social output value of the Soviet Union was 304 billion rubles. In 1985, it has increased to1382.5 billion rubles, an increase of 3.5 times. The per capita national income is 1967, which is equivalent to 1000 dollars when converted into US dollars. Many industrial products of the Soviet Union, such as power generation, oil production, commercial coal production, pig iron and steel, iron ore and so on, rank first in Europe or the world.

During the Soviet period, when the Soviet Union led the Soviet Union, the flood of steel stationed in Eastern Europe made the whole of Europe tremble. To bully Europe, of course, the Soviet Union depends not only on the strong combat effectiveness of the army, but also on its strong industrial strength. In its heyday, the Soviet Union occupied 80% of the industrial strength of the United States, which is the fundamental reason why the Soviet Union can compete with the United States for a long time and become one of the two poles in the world.