Social Stability. Flashcards
How was membership in the FDJ indirectly enforced on the East German youth.
Children who didn’t attend were denied opportunities in later life like universities.
Brezhnev’s theory for letting soviet society stagnate.
Mature Socialism.
What was Stalins’s stance towards women?
Stalin implemented the policy dubbed “the great retreat” this revoked many of the new rights women had such as easy divorces and abortions. Stalins theory was that a traditionalist family structure would be the only way to uphold socialist values.
The availability of cheap vodka massively increased under Brezhnev’s tenure increased, almost as if the state was sponsoring alcoholism. Why was this?
A drunk populous was better than a rioting one.
Define the Oligarchy in the USSR.
Despite theoretically and equal society there was a small ruling social elite.
What was Lenin’s stance towards women?
In 1917 following the revolution he granted them full legal equality to men,in theory. Abortions and divorces were made more readily available for women.
What was the Tambov Rising ?
A group of peasants resentful of the war communism policy resisting the food requisitioning team.
What did the Tambov rising lead to?
Change in policy away from war communism.
Name two social issues that arose under Brezhnev’s tenure.
Alcoholism and dysfunction families.
What was the Kronstadt mutiny.
Kronstadt uprising was a mutiny by disgruntled sailors in a naval base near Petrograd.
A contentious issue from Khrushchev’s De-Stalinisation that lead to social instability was.
de-stalinisation process lead to a process of decentralisation of power where multiple regional councils were set up.
This was met with resistance from the conservative Stalinists.
What were some of the impacts of collectivisation?
Farming became less efficient as peasants were longer able to work on the land they had worked on for life.
What was the age range of the FDJ?
14-25
What did the FDJ stand for?
Free German Youth
How many East Germans migrated to the FRG in the 12 years between 1949-61?
2.5 million.
