* PLEASE ANSWER TY* (: What was the effect of strict governmental control of the economy in communist Russia?

a.) The government could control supply and demand more effectively than the free market.

b.) Every family was guaranteed spacious housing with rich furnishings.

c.) People experienced long lines for basic goods and suffered widespread starvation.

d.) The citizens of the Soviet Bloc had to wait until the age of 75 to retire.

Option: a.) The government could control supply and demand more effectively than the free market.

Explanation:

During the Communism regime, the economic was under the control of the government. The government control the supply and demand more strictly by introducing regulation. The economy was based on state ownership, that included collective farming, production, and industrial manufacturing. It was very different from the West who emphasised on ownership of private property,  a stock exchange, free market, and private banks.

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