Yeah let’s just ignore Stalinism and all the death and suffering it caused.
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They say shit like that then be like "we have to beat Russia to the moon"
"be beat Russia at some arbitrary target at set up because they beat us up at every other step"
Ummm, the Soviets wouldn't have had to fight the Nazis if Stalin hadn't signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler.
On the other hand, they wouldn't have had a space program without the Nazi scientists...
Are you talking about operation paperclip?
Yes, literally the exact same thing as the Americans and a few other powers did. Along with hiding Japanese war criminals on exchange for their worthless data in torture.
I believe whatade this possible was the centralized state which allowed for quick organization of projects and the belief held in communism that everyone is equal. I am however unsure if communism in the UDSSR worked overall. I am admitedly uninformed, but if it was anything like the GDR, I'd say no. (Planned economy, scarcity of goods, strict surveillance)