LIFE IN THE SOVIET UNION

Question 1

LIFE IN TOWNS

Answer 1

• some workers still lived in barracks, many families shared communal hosuing
• food was rationed until 1935, four grades of ration
• little concern about worker safety and harsh laws punished lateness to work
• internal passports restricted ability to move

Question 2

LIFE IN COUNTRYSIDE

Answer 2

• little investment in collective farms and housing was basic
• collective farm workers had low pay and di not own crops they grew.
• working life was hard with few rewards
• lowest of social group, internal passports aimed to keep them in their place