red spring Flashcards
what effects did the cold war have on soviet industry and the soviet military?
it kept the industry alive but the tanks still remained in the city
what problems did the average soviet citizen face in the sixties?
overcrowding, overworking, poor living conditions, rationed food
what was kruschev’s “virgin lands” experiment?
plowed grasslands of asia to plant wheat, they boasted it would help them surpass the US
how was moscow different from the rest of the country?
capital of the country, considered the “showcase capital” because it did not suffer like the rest of the country
what was the “war of the trousers”?
people started to wear skinny jeans and wear their hair in an “american” way, so their hair got cut along with their pants to prevent this
What did the russian people begin to think about kruschev?
they saw him as a cursed, bad leader after the missile incident and were losing patience with him
who replaced kruschev?
leonid brezhnev
describe the events in czechoslovakia
they were trying to liberalize (democratize) the country from the very strict regime (nivotony?)
who was dubcek?
leader of czechoslovakia who implemented shocking reforms
what was “socialism with a new face”?
dubcek’s campaign; communism reformed; liberalize socialism
what happened in prague in august 1968?
soviet take over of prague providing “protection”; soviet restore order
