Khrushchev Flashcards
Number of prisoners in prison
300,000
1953: number of prisoners in labour camps
2.5 million
Number of prisoners in special settlement camps
2.75 million
How many acres in Kazakhstan and South-Western Siberia would be used for arable farming according to Khrushchev?
90 million
How much did investment in agriculture increase by between 1952-1958
250%
Between the years 1954-58 how much did grain production increase
From 81 to 144 million tonnes
By how much were wages on collective farms lower than industrial wages?
20%
How many extra hectares were being cultivated by 1956
35.9 million
Produce from private plots:
3% of total cultivated area, accounted for 30% of the USSR’s produce
Between 1953-6 how many secretaries of the republic and regional party committees were replaced
Over half
In 1956 how many of the central committee were new members?
1/3
From what to what was the USSR’s army reduced to in 1960
3.6 million to 2.4 million (1/3)
How many regional economic councils did Khrushchev create?
105
By how much did the average household income rise between 1960 and 1965?
3% per annum
How many new flats were built?
15 million
