Lenin Flashcards
what problems about work were there under Lenin’s rule (L)
very high unemployment levels
what change to employment did War Communism bring (L)
september 1918 enforced compulsory work, every worker got a word card which allocated them food rations
who organised the rationing (L)
Prodraspred
at the height of rationing how many products did people have access to (L)
36
at the height of rationing how many people had ration cards (L)
22 million
who got the largest rations (L)
the workers, the higher the class the less rations you got
what percentage of metal and chemical workers were unemployed in Petrograd in March 1918 (L)
75%
where did workers get free transport (L)
Moscow and Petrograd
where did workers eat (L)
communal dining halls
when was the right to refuse employment lost (L)
september 1918
who lost the right to refuse employment (L)
able bodied men aged 16-50
what effect did the NEP have on employment (L)
increased unemployment
what impact did the NEP have on crèches (L)
no longer made them free
what was the state of housing under Lenin
people lived in single rooms of large houses, 1918 houses were seized from previous owners
when was collective living available (L)
1920s
what effect did the civil war have on housing (L)
reduced housing since it was destroyed
what effect did the NEP have on housing (L)
60-80% of urban housing was denationalised
what was the effect of the NEP on housing (L)
whole families shared 1 room
what was zhenotdel (L)
the women’s department of the communist party
when was zhenotdel created (L)
1919
what did the zhenotdel do (L)
recruited women for nursing and food distribution
in 1918 was percentage of party members were women (L)
10%
when were women given the vote (L)
1917
what types of jobs did women have in government (L)
ones that reflected gender stereotypes
name the types of jobs women had in government (L)
commissariat for social welfare, health or education
what percentage of delegates to party congress were women in 1918 (L)
5%
what study areas were set up for women under Lenin
women’s reading rooms
what economic change did the NEP make to women’s roles (L)
the government stopped funding crèches or day care facilities, prioritising industry instead of
under the NEP how many female tractor drivers were there (L)
8
i’m 1914 what percentage of the population could read and write (L)
32%
name all the aspects of women’s life the Zhenotdel ensured (L)
access to abortion, contraception, legalised prostitution, equal rights to divorce, access to education
what was postcard divorce (L)
1926 a marriage could be ended by simply sending a letter (allows women to escape abuse)
when was the decree on illiteracy (L)
1919
what was the decree on illiteracy (L)
people had to learn to read and write
by 1925 what percentage of the red army were literate (L)
100%
how many textbooks did the government issue under the civil war (L)
65 million
what was the problem with the textbooks the government issued out under the civil war (L)
people recognised the letters but were not literate
what problem did the civil war bring to education (L)
military victory and the economy was prioritised over education meaning that in 1920 there was 1 pencil for every 60 students
in 1920 what was the ratio of pencils to students (L)
1:60
when were fees for primary school abolished (L)
1927
in 1928 what percentage of primary aged children were in school (L)
60%
what was the difference between primary school children in towns and cities for how long they stayed in school (L)
urban - full 4 years
rural - 3 years (left early)
what effect did the NEP have on education (L)
introduced fees for primary and secondary education
what effect did the October 1918 decree have on sexondary schools (L)
introduced unified labour schools which were free for children aged 8-17
what was secondary education like under lenin
vocational, teaches ideals of the revolution
for secondary education what percentages of middle and working class children began and completed school (L)
middle - 90% start 25% complete
working - 40% start 3% complete
what was university like under lenin
open to everyone, free
what was university like under lenin
open to everyone, free
in 1928 what percentage of children got 4 years education in total
60%
what level of literacy was there for the whole population by 1928
55%
overall what issues with education were there under lenin
inequalities in gender and class and regional
during the civil war how many women fought in the red army (L)
700,000
