Re:Melancholy of obsolete futures: on Soviet Brutalism
by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @03:04PM
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You didn't even read the article you posted since it comes to the opposite conclusion
> Was Soviet caloric intake higher than the US'?
No. In saying this, I'm saying the FAO is wrong, and that Robert Allen, who based his calculations in FAO data (and used their multipliers), didn't notice. To say this, I had to go through a full literature review, and I come to this opinion. Before reading my post, you were totally justified in believing that caloric intake was higher.
Re:Melancholy of obsolete futures: on Soviet Brutalism
by l332mn on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @03:20PM
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It doesn't support your statement that the USSR was a nation of starving peasants either way, which you were not justified in thinking before reading my post ;-)
> Was Soviet caloric intake higher than the US'?
No. In saying this, I'm saying the FAO is wrong, and that Robert Allen, who based his calculations in FAO data (and used their multipliers), didn't notice. To say this, I had to go through a full literature review, and I come to this opinion. Before reading my post, you were totally justified in believing that caloric intake was higher.