The Soviets did some things right, and a lot of things wrong.
When it comes to economy, they are a valuable starting point for identifying the flaws of central planning, and themselves created some economic and mathematical theories and techniques that are vital for any modern socialist to understand (linear programming comes to mind).
The macroeconomic stability of the USSR and the high level of employment are things I believe a democratic socialist system should emulate.
Their political system is proof of the superiority of a multi party system over a single party system, and the dangers of ideological rigidity. In addition, the USSR was a violent police state, and this is something that should be addressed. I personally propose police abolition as an answer to this problem.
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