[thodin]

> None of the sanctions levied against the USSR were lifted

It's a lie. Sanctions actually began to be lifted in 1989 (Jews were finally allowed to emigrate) when we received 80486 processors. In 1990, we got our first SS7 switches and equipment for the first two mobile networks. It was a big thing.

> North Korea is doing better Too bad they are not allowed to tell this here, because internet access is available only to several hundreds people :)

> Iran is more modern, developed and free than any other middle eastern country. (That includes Israel.) Nice joke :)