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Brezhnev 1965-82 Flashcards

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Kosygins economic reforms:

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Power to managers to set targets and achieve them, less plan indicators for agriculture, more incentives (encouraging innovation)

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1965

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Kosygins economic reforms agreed

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Reasons for failures of kosygin’s reforms

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Inherent conservatism and competition between them and enterprising managers, outdated technology, heavy reliance on large workforce, bonuses still linked to quantity, military resistance (more consumer goods)

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1966

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Sinyavsky and Daniel arrested

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Sinyavsky and Daniel?

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Dissidents - antisoviet satirical writers. Samizdat. Widespread backlash.

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1968

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  • Prague Spring (Czechoslovakia)

- Brezhnev doctrine

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Key points Prague spring

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Dubcek comes to power, reforms: freedom of the press, trade unions, travel abroad DUE TO tight economic control and censorship. Hard line communist government introduced following uprising

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Brezhnev doctrine:

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Warsaw Pact forces will intervene in any country where communism is threatened (ie. equivalent of Truman doctrine)

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Changes to party under Brezhnev

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CC grew to 470 by 1982, leadership average age increased, massively conservative

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Stability of the cadres

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Privileges ie. shops, medical facilities, dachas

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Nomenklatura

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Essential for promotion, main reason for joining the party

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Key economic policies

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Recentralisation and return to 5YPS. Gradual stagnation due to little incentives, corruption. Consequent black economy

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Black economy

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Worth 7bn roubles pa, 25% GNP

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factors covering stagnation of the economy:

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Escalation of world oil prices 1970’s

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Improvements in living conditions:

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Minimum wage, social benefits (pensions, child benefits, maternity leave, free health care), illiteracy eliminated by 1982, consumption of meat/fish/veg rose by 50%

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Living conditions worsened?

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Still low quality compared to west, alcoholism/divorce high, black economy

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1972

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SALT I - anti ballistic missile treaty

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1975

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Helsinki accords

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Helsinki accords:

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1975, 35 countries, human rights, USSR selling oil to west, acknowledging USSR’s control in East Europe

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1977

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Brezhnev constitution

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Key points Brezhnev constitution

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Republics can secede union, party more important, policy of detente abroad

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1979

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Invasion of Afghanistan

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Consequences of Afghanistan

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International condemnation, economic pressures, boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics

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Dissidence: key people

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Solzhenitsyn, Sakharov, Daniel and Sinyavsky, religion, Baltic states (constitution), satellite states

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Dissidence: a problem?

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YES: more prominent, internationally known, support for each other.
NO: successfully condemned as ungrateful, imprisoned/psychiatric hospitals, deported

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1980

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Polish uprising, Moscow Olympics

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Polish uprising key points

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1980, rise of the trade union ‘solidarity’ who organised strikes, began to challenge communists for power. Jaruzelski carried out a coup and abolished union (despite widespread support) and then mild reforms introduced

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1982

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Death of Brezhnev, Andropov becomes party CC

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Economic growth:

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5.6%pa 1965-70 2% 1980/85

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Black economy…

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Worth 7bn roubles pa, formed 35% GNP

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1980 FYP steel:

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Aimed for 168mt steel, achieved 155

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Agricultural investment…

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Increased to 26% by 1980

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Grain output…

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…fell from 205mt pa in 1975-80 to 181mt pa 1981-85

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Agricultural growth in 1981:

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0.8%

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CC met…

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12 times between 1970-85

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Growth in party membership fell…

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From 7%pa 1965 to 2% 1973

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Holidays…

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Increased from 12 to 15 working days

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Illiteracy…

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Almost eliminated by 1982

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Communal apartments

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40% under Khrushchev, 15-18% under brezhnev

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Social stats:

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10% households had a phone in 1982, meat/fish/veg consumption rose by 50%

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BAM stands for…

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Bakail-Amur railway. 3,000 km, 30mil roubles.

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Environment

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Aral sea dropped 12 metres, pollution

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Emigration:

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Peak year: 51,000 Jews in 1979

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