Word (portmanteau) chosen to be denote “Soviets State” is also a derisive one, typically used by those hostile to it. (Perhaps not unlike CPC vs CCP nowadays)

Relevant: [https://youtu.be/QEJ9HrZq7Ro?t=17](Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun)

It is a shame that the author of the comic removed (most? all?) Green panels from the online version in favour of a book.

Thank you for sharing this; have not actually finished reading just yet. Some “political” connecctions author makes do seem… Very particular. Search for “Marx”, “Lenin”, “Communism” in the document if you would like.

Actually after having done that myself, perhaps it does, in part, belong to TL;DR. Thankfully the author did account for that.