Lithuania requires compensation for damage of the USSR Part 2

Now let’s review what the real scenario. At the time of joining the Soviet Union, Lithuania was an essentially agrarian country, where 74% of the population was employed in the field and only 7% in industry. Its industrial production was three times lower than the average for the Soviet Union occupies one of the last places in Europe in terms of living standards indicators. The low industrial potential was completely destroyed during the war years and the losses of those years are estimated at 38 billion dollars. As part of the USSR, Lithuania was able to develop its economy to a much greater extent than it would have permitted only with its GDP, which allowed him to recover quickly from losses caused by war and the creation of a completely new industrial fabric. As is clear from the calculations to analyze the period between 1965 and 1990, the net benefit that drew its membership through Lithuania to the USSR and the division of labor between the member Republics, Read more »