LOL It’s ironic that they wanted to build a socialist country but relied on one of the most luxurious capitalistic items they could sell for capital sourcing. This reminds me of the DPRK military, which is primarily mobilized for the export of blueberries. 
Discussion
So, to clarify, you intend to achieve your socialist ideal by establishing your nation as a socialist country, yet you still require your capitalist adversaries to sell the products with the highest demand? Is this a right? You detest them for their corruption and their relentless pursuit of wealth, yet you still need their financial resources?
Call me naïve, but I know as an idealist I will rather perish with my people than compromise my principles to my adversaries. No matter how many excuses you concoct to justify your poor choices, you cannot use any rhetoric to justify this compromise. You have two options: accept reality or continue deceiving yourself and everyone else. Don’t flatter yourself by calling yourself an idealist when your ideal has become obsolete. A more appropriate term would be “failed idealist.”
People love embellishing these kinds of narratives with various linguistic embellishments. I find it quite repulsive how they employ language to merely conceal their poor choices. It’s akin to attempting to conceal your ugly heart with thick foundations, eyeshadows, and blushes to merely appear attractive on the surface.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Korean style of addressing serious issues in a less heavy-handed way 
By the way, I wasn’t contemplating the amount of time that has elapsed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Russia-Ukraine conflict appears to be a far more intricate issue than I had anticipated… hmm. History is just an ongoing process... https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-left/what-is-the-european-left-saying-about-the-ukraine-war/