Are these reports from first hand experience or can you site your sources?
In particular, I'm curious how you'll back up the "but a notable part of it was due to decreasing the number of people as well," considering USSR's population grew during the period you are describing [1].
In particular, I'm curious how you'll back up the "but a notable part of it was due to decreasing the number of people as well," considering USSR's population grew during the period you are describing [1].
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Soviet_Unio...