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Russian/German imperialism could be blamed for WW2.
Austerity of the Eastern Bloc after 1946 was caused exclusively by enforcement of Marxist economy. Before 1989 private trade was a crime (!) in all Eastern Bloc countries and you couldn't buy anything, from food, medicines to fucking toilet paper (!) because all paper was especially rationed (you could print leaflets on it).
In 1989 they allow private trade - and bang, overnight shops are full!