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At its peak, the USSR represented 14.31% of the world economy (1969) and now the sum of its composite countries does not even come close. Was the collapse really that great of an economic blow? Or did the USSR overly inflate its production numbers?

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At its peak, the USSR represented 14.31% of the world economy (1969) and now the sum of its composite countries does not even come close. Was the collapse really that great of an economic blow? Or did the USSR overly inflate its production numbers?	641