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What was Marxists view of Work?

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Marx holds that work has the potential to be something creative and fulfilling. He consequently rejects the view of work as a necessary evil, denying that the negative character of work is part of our fate, a universal fact about the human condition that no amount of social change could remedy.

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When was the declaration of the rights of toiling and exploited people introduced?

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January 4th, 1918

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How many industrial enterprises were closed between March and August of 1917?

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570

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How many were unemployed in October 1918?

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75%

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How many groups was rationing divided into, and which groups got the most food?

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6 groups, working class got the most

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What percentage of people living in Moscow in 1920 used communal dining halls?

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93% of people living in Moscow in 1920 used
communal dining halls

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What market did people turn too during War Communism?

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The black market

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How many administrators were dismissed at the end of War Communism?

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225,000

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Why was War communism unsuccessful

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  • July 1920 – factories had fuel shortages and
    began to close
  • War Communism never provided more than
    50% of food and fuel that people needed to live
    on
  • Turned to the black market
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10
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What percentage of unemployed people in 1922 were women?

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62.2% of unemployed people

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What was included in the 1922 labour law?

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  • Negotiation agreements about pay and working conditions with
    employers
  • Social Insurance for 9m workers - Disability, maternity,
    unemployment and medical benefits
  • Investment in education for urban workers and families
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When was labour discipline ended and what could be punished?

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  • Labour discipline stopped in 1940
  • Criminalisation of Lateness
  • Unions could not negotiate with factory
    managers
  • Damaging factory property was
    criminalized
  • Strikes were banned
  • Continuous work week
  • One day off a week changes from week
    to week
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13
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How many railways were built in the 1930s?

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30,000km of railways were built

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How much did the Industrial workforce increase by between 1945-50?

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8m to 12.2m

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What were the benefits during the 5 years plans?

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  • Workers entitled to food rations
  • 1933 most Soviet citizens had access to electricity
  • Moscow Metro opens
  • Increase in healthcare provisions and vaccinations campaigns
  • Factory and farm canteens provided meals for workers
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How much did infant mortality decline by between 1945 and 1950?

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Infant mortality declined by 50%

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How much did medical doctors increase by between 1945 and 1952?

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Increase of medical doctors by 2/3rds in 1945-52

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In what year did cases of Malaria begin to decline

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1949 onwards

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Negatives of social benefits in 1945 - 53

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  • Planned economy struggled to produce simple consumer
    goods (soap and warm clothing) led to health problems
  • Major food problems and shortages
  • Sanitation was often inadequate
  • Poor hygiene education
20
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When was rent reintroduced?

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1921

21
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What percentage of urban housing was denationalised during the NEP?

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Between 60-80% of urban housing was denationalised

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23
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What percentage of urban housing was denationalised during the NEP?

A

Between 60-80% of urban housing
was denationalised

24
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What percentage of house buildings were undertaken by private companies during the NEP?

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During the NEP 89% of house
buildings was undertaken by
private companies

25
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What was the Kommunalka and was the average size of them?

A

Communal apartments

1940 average was 4
square meters, families would share a single small room

26
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What happened to the electrification in the 1930’s

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1930s electrification campaign slowed

27
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How many individuals did not have a single bathhouse in the Liubertsy District?

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In Liubertsy District
650,000 people did not have a single bathhouse

28
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What was Magnitogorsk?

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planned during the 1st five year plan, prioritised factories above housing

29
Q

How many urban housing was destroyed during WW2?

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1/3 of urban housing was destroyed during WW2

30
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In the Moscow Coalfields how many beds were available for 26,000 workers?

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  • 15,000 beds for 26,000 workers
  • Furniture was also scarce
31
Q

What happened to half of building projects outside Moscow in 1948

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Half of 1948 house buildings projects outside Moscow
spent 40% of their budget and were never completed

32
Q

How many farming villages were built between 1945 and 1950?

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4500 farming villages were built

33
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How many communal buildings were built between 1945 and 1950?

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31,000 communal buildings

34
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How many homes were constructed or renovated between 1945 and 1950?

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919,000 homes

35
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What was the healthcare budget in 1950 and then 1959?

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  • 21.4 billion roubles in 1950
  • 44.0 billion roubles in 1959
36
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What was the pension budget in 1950 and then 1965?

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  • 1 million in 1950
  • 4.4 million in 1965
37
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What was included in new reforms in 1961?

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  • Free Lunches in schools, offices and factories
  • Free public transport
  • Full pensions and healthcare rights for farmers
38
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What was the Seven Sisters?

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  • Developed under Stalin with
    similarities to Socialist Realism
  • Construction was expensive
  • Government buildings rather than
    private housing
  • Khrushchev was highly critical of
    these buildings. A part of
    destalinisation
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What was the Khrushchyovka and what was included in the apartments?

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  • Constructed quickly from prefabricated
    concrete panels, standardised windows
    and doors
  • 5 storey Apartments
  • Bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Two bedrooms
  • Recreated privacy
  • Small but bigger than the Kommunalka
40
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In what years under Stalin and Krushchev did urban housing double?

A

1950-65

41
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What was included in the Social Contract?

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  • Job security through full employment
  • Low prices for essentials
  • Thriving second economy (Black market)
  • Social benefits including free healthcare
  • Free health care
  • Subsidised rent and utilities
  • Extended to holidays from 1970s
  • Some social mobility
42
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What was the percentage of hidden unemployment in the 1970s?

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20% of hidden unemployment

43
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How many vacancies were there in the late 1970s?

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Late 1970s – 1 million vacancies

44
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What percentage did infant mortality increase too in the 1970s?

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3% to 7% in 1970s

45
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What percent of Russians were out of work by 1985

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2% of Russians were out of work by 1985

46
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What number did Life expectancy decrease too in the 1970s?

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68 to 64 in males

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