[QUOTE=kutulu]Cuba isn't a fair comparison. We're talking about a few million people. What did the Soviets create? There were some small things like Sputnik, Vostok, Salyut, and Mir but nothing truly great. They also took themselves from being a peasant society to an industrial superpower.
Yeah, but why did the Soviets go to space? It wasn't for the common good of the people. It was to compete with the US. Same reason they spent money on nuclear missiles while most of the citizens lived fairly poor lives compared to their western counterparts. But hey, everyone was poor. So no rich people or poor people to ruin your day
