Everything was up to world standards in 20 years after Second World War.

Russia made huge strides and succeeded in closing much of the gap. By 1965, life expectancy for males was 64.3, 67.5 and 66.8 for Russia, France and the United  States respectively, and 73.4, 74.7 and 73.7 in the case of females.

Shkolnikov, V., Mesle, F. and Vallin J. “Health crisis in Russia: Recent trends in life expectancy and causes of death from 1970 to 1993” (Parts I and II), Population: An English Selection, Vol. 8, 1996.