16. Leninist/Stalinist society Flashcards
What happened to the houses of the bourgeoisie after the Oct Rev?
They were requisitioned and turned into kommunalka (communal dwellings) for workers.
How much coal did Aleksei Stakhanov extract?
102 tonnes, 14 times more than was expected of the average miner in that time.
Which progressive reforms were introduced by the early Bolshevik government?
When was abortion legalised?
- Divorce made easier
- 1920: Abortion legalised
- Free contraceptive advice
- Only civil marriages were recognised
What conservative counter-reforms were introduced in the 1930s?
- Abortion banned in 1936
- Divorce made more expensive
- Adultery criminalised
- Contraception banned
- Tax breaks for large families
How much of the industrial workforce was female by 1940?
43%
When was the day of Sunday abolished?
Between 1929 and 1940
How many churches had been closed by 1941?
40,000.
Many were converted into schools, cinemas, warehouses, grain stores, etc.
What was ‘socialist realism’?
The doctrine all writers and artists had to follow from 1932. Show the positives of the USSR and what socialism could look like one day, not how it actually was at the time.
