Soviet Social Development

Question 1

How many males and female at ages 7+ were literate in 1926?

Answer 1

65% of males and 36.7% of females

Question 2

What % of soviet citizens above 10 years of age were literate in 1939?

Answer 2

81.1%

Question 3

When was literacy eradicated?

Answer 3

1960s

Question 4

Khrushchev x2 the no. of schools in cities and towns and the no. of teachers rose from 1.5mil in 1953 to

Answer 4

2.2mil in 1964

Question 5

In 1953 19% of teachers had a uni degree compared to

Answer 5

40% in 64

Question 6

Khrushchev founded 5 new Unis and Brezhnev founded

Answer 6

18 in non-Russian republics

Question 7

Between 1953-80, 19% of the population pursued higher education and academic staff increased from 87k to

Answer 7

380k

Question 8

Of 61 textbooks in use in 58,

Answer 8

46 had been initially written in 1933. Less incentives for humanities students.

Question 9

Khrushchev’s 1958 reforms were repealed after his reign, and only

Answer 9

47% of schools implemented curriculum reforms.

Question 10

Workers earned ___% more under Brezhnev, the urban population expanded to __%, meat, fish and vegetable consumption rose by __%

Answer 10

50%, 64%, 50%

Question 11

Infant mortality dropped by 50% between 1940-50 and the no. of doctors increased by

Answer 11

2/3 between 1947-52

Question 12

Party first policy, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine all CP officials vaccinated against typhus but there were

Answer 12

26,000 cases of malaria amongst working pop. in 1933

Question 13

Khrushchev doubled the budget from 21.4 billion roubles in 1950 to

Answer 13

44 billion roubles in 1959

Question 14

Death rate decreased, free lunches in schools and

Answer 14

PT was free

Question 15

Brezhnev, spending on 🏥 declined in favour of defense, many alc. related deaths, cancer and hepatitis rose and

Answer 15

IM increased from 3-7% and LE declined from 68-64 years for men

Question 16

__% of women unemployed in 1922

Answer 16

62%

Question 17

In 1937, women made up __% of the workforce

Answer 17

50%

Question 18

50-60% of doctors were women in late 30s but only

Answer 18

4 female senior doctors in entire Leningrad

Question 19

Women with 6+ children paid

Answer 19

2000 roubles yearly for 5 years

Question 20

1970 - 72% of lowest paid farmers were women, only __% were farm managers

Answer 20

2%

Question 21

In central asia and the caucasus

Answer 21

female unemployment was at 10% due to stereotypes

Question 22

1982 women spent

Answer 22

x2 times doing chores as men