36 - The Political, Economic And Social Condition Of The Soviet Union By 1964 Flashcards
Who did Khrushchev not fight against following demand for his resignation in 1964?
Colleagues
What question did Khrushchev ask his colleagues upon his resignation? What did he say Stalin would’ve done?
“Could anyone have dreamt of telling Stalin that he didn’t suit us anymore?”
“He would’ve annihilated them.”
How did Khrushchev leave Russia by 1964? What was society like?
Freer, happier and more prosperous
More open and less fearful
How many prisoners had been released from labour camps? What Terror and state powers had ended by 1964?
Millions
Red Terror and state coercion
What was never the same after Khrushchev’s “secret speech”? What would never be returned to that took place in the Stalin years?
Soviet Union
Mass terror
What had Khrushchev’s “secret speech” shaken up? What became more stable after the dust settled?
Soviet Union
Russia
How did most people feel by 1964?
Content
What was the Soviet Union no longer governed by? What rule remained?
Autocracy
One-party rule
Who had the political elite risen to power under? What control were they never going to relinquish?
Stalin
State control
What 3 things did the political elite depend on with state control?
Their lives
Their careers
Privileges
What method of government disappeared? What was emphasised so that support was maintained and socialism worked?
Terror
Improving material conditions
For what 2 things was the military budget cut in the 1960s for?
To pay for food imports
To start a big housing programme
What kind of economy did the Soviet Union become? What standards improved?
Consumer-based economy
Living standards
What was the economy subject to a high degree of? What was this not conducive to?
Central planning
Initiative and innovation
What was a priority for Khrushchev with the economy? How did this remain by 1964?
Increases in agricultural productivity
Backwards
