Question

based on harrison, m. \soviet economic growth since 1928 the alter - native statistics of g. i. khanin.\ europe - asia studies, 45 (1), 141 - 167. © 2016 strongmind long description: soviet economic growth statistics what can be determined from the bar graph? cia statistics are the most reliable source of information regarding the soviet economy. the cia intentionally underestimated soviet economic success. soviet economic calculations accurately portrayed communisms success. the soviet union deliberately overinflated its economic success.

Explanation:

A bar - graph showing different estimates (Official Soviet, CIA, Revised by Khanin) of Soviet economic growth. The Official Soviet Statistics (in red) are consistently higher than the other two estimates (CIA in blue and Khanin in green) across multiple time periods. This visual comparison implies that the Soviet Union's own statistics (Official Soviet Statistics) were likely overstated. There is no evidence in the graph to suggest that CIA statistics are the most reliable (no external validation of CIA data compared to other sources), no indication of CIA's intention to underestimate (graph just shows data values, not motives), and since the Official Soviet data is higher than the revised estimates, it cannot be said that Soviet economic calculations accurately portrayed Communism's success.

Answer:

The Soviet Union deliberately overinflated its economic success.