USSR Economy vs England West Germany USAOriginal vintage Soviet propaganda poster glorifying the economical state of the Soviet Union featuring a poem by A. Zharov : , . : , , Our economy's stride is firm: the pace is growing, approaching a record. And there on the way zigzag after zigzag: recession, unemployment, crisis. The text in black and red above an image of a modern red train labeled USSR Economy and XXIV CPSU meeting with a hammer and sickle symbol and a light shining ahead on a