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[patrick1]

My question was to name a GREAT invention that came out of the Soviet Union. I would not put the AK-47 in the category of greatness. Perhaps some would. In either case, it is not like it was the first assault rifle of all-time. If you care to share some better inventions than the AK-47, please do so. I cannot think of anything else, can you?

As for the rest of the thread, Stop the fight!!!

[patrick1]

Stealing research and technology from Nazi Germany does not count.

[patrick1]

I happen to support regulated free enterprise. 

However, you can't make groundless arguments to support your cause and not expected to be called on it. The claim that there were no inventions is simply wrong.  There is also a connotative difference between invention and science- Edison would probably be able to expound on this.  Manned space flight, the first satellite and amazing advances across the sciences warrants praise that cannot be ignored.  And it was not all the work of Nazi tech, no more than the Apollo program was the sole work of Von Braun. The Soviets simply did not monetize their advances.  You and Al have a running discourse on some of your claims so I'll let you continue that on your own.