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No, I don't think Arstotzka is modeled after any particular country.
However, under Stalin, workers were paid for their work based on a piece-rate system, meaning that if they didn't hit the quota, they were paid less.
This, coupled with famines caused by the mismanaged production and distribution of food, like the one in 1933, could certainly lead to a working man not being able to provide for his entire family.
Are you sure? On the 29th/30th day, the border wall gets destroyed; which really gives me serious "Fall of the Berlin Wall" vibes.
Also, Arstotzka has "East Grestin" as one of its region names, and another country (Kolechia?) has "West Grestin" as one of its region names. Would be really surprising if neither of these were based off the GDR and West Germany respectively; despite having these details.