Similar to our socialist government in California. In early 2017 the Oroville dam partially collapsed and flooded areas downstream. Owned by California Department of Water Resources. Engineers complained for years that it needed repairs (2002, 2005, 2014 etc.), and money was finally set aside for repairs. But governors diverted money away for other pet projects (Newsome) and the dam failed causing a disaster. "Nothing to see here!". I wonder if anyone told Newsome that the state capital Sacramento lies in a flood plain downstream from dams.
The book, “Uncovering Soviet Disasters: Exploring the Limits of Glasnost”, by James E. Oberg, covers about 250 Soviet disasters of all kinds and is both fascinating and horrifying.
In many cases it’s like somebody collected hundreds of what high school kids though were great ideas, then put them into effect at a huge scale without any further examination or contemplation, then disregarded what happened when they blew up.
Other than sterilizing major rivers with nitrate fertilizer, the Ural Mountain disaster perhaps leads the pack.
“Nuclear Disaster in the Urals” by Zhores Medvedev.
If you read these, be sure to have a bottle of whiskey handy, to fend off any acute existential crises.