They govern like the Soviets negotiated; what's mine is mine, what's yours is negotiable. Right up until Gorby came along to first 'open the window' and then try to rejiggle the uncompetitive inefficient mess he inherited.
Pretty sure Mikhail told the Politburo 'you know that Stars Wars shit Reagan is talking up? I know it's bullshit, you know it's bullshit. But we also know they're going to throw money into it that we can only dream of, while our people stand in line for food.' Game over.