Russia - Social Changes Flashcards
What was the Zhenotdel?
The name of the Women’s section of the Communist party that was closed down in 1930.
It was believed it was close because equality had been achieved.
What was the “Great Retreat”?
The shift back to women being given more traditional roles.
Progressive ideas and policies introduced by Lenin were abolished.
What returned to Schools in 1930?
Uniforms,
It was an attempt to return to more strictly disciplined schools.
Where did the Tartars go and who were they?
They were deported away from their homeland in the Crimea.
They were an ethnic group.
They were deported because Stalin thought they were a threat to him.
What cathedral was demolished and replaced in Moscow?
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
It was replaced with a pool.
It was an attack on the Russian Orthodox Church.
When was the Stalin Constitution announced?
1936
It supposedly guaranteed rights for all citizens, however it was purely propoganda.
The amount of food in Leningrad fell severely.
When and by how much?
Between 1928 and 1932 it fell by 66%
There was less meat, fruit and milk for the people.
How did the government discourage divorce?
They made it very expensive.
What did the Soviet Government ban in 1936 and 1933?
1936 - Women to have abortions
An attempt to increase birth rate
Many women took dangerous illegal
ones instead.
1933 - Male Homosexuality
Although it as legalised in 1920, Stalin
outlawed it to try to turn to “traditional
values”
How many university places were given to women by 1940?
40%
Proved that there was definitely no equality
How many collective farm workers were women?
80%
Many men would have been soldiers instead.
By 1941, how many Russian Orthodox Churches remained?
Only 500
In 1914 there were around 54,000
Communists were atheists and the church was a firm supporter in the Tsar.
Which ethnic group was deported to Kazakstan and Uzbekistan?
Koreans
71,000 koreans were deported thousands of miles in 1937.
What was banned in the USSR in 1930s?
Muslims going going on Hajj to Mecca
Stalin did not want them to leave the USSR.
What was the “POlish operation”?
100,000 poles (or people with “polish sympathies”) were executed by the NKVD.
Stalin feared they were becoming a too powerful nation.
