After 1947 there were no known famines. The drought of 1963 caused panic slaughtering of livestock, but there was no risk of famine. After that year the Soviet Union started importing feed grains for its livestock in increasing amounts.[50]
They lost a ton of population when the USSR broke up, and population growth wasn’t that high for Russians since the war due to general nihilism.
Yeah ‘food shortage not rising to full blown famine’ would probably be more accurate. There have been several severe droughts in the USSR/Russia since WWII that impacted food availability.
They lost a ton of population when the USSR broke up, and population growth wasn’t that high for Russians since the war due to general nihilism.
Yeah ‘food shortage not rising to full blown famine’ would probably be more accurate. There have been several severe droughts in the USSR/Russia since WWII that impacted food availability.
This chart shows the age distribution: