Unless you are taking these words absolutely literally, the OP is right. Economizing + achieving the marks set by CPSU at all cost was prioritized over everything, including safety even in armed forces. Source: born, and raised there.

I'm not an American. I was born in USSR and lived there until its long awaited collapse.

is there a name for the phenomenon of assuming someone on the internet is an American whenever they express a negative sentiment about anything?

There should be.