Virgin Lands Scheme Flashcards
1
Q
What was the main aim of the scheme?
A
To open up uncultivated land in Central Asia + Western Siberia
2
Q
What was to happen with the Black earth region and Ukraine?
A
To be used for maize and livestock BUT not suited for maize
3
Q
When were MTS abolished?
A
1958
4
Q
How was the VL a temporary expedient?
A
Land would only be fertile in the short term:
- Meant to be used while other areas modernised BUT all resources being used for VL
5
Q
What were the harvests like in 1956,58 and 64?
A
1956 = good
1958 = excellent
- due to good weather conditions
1964 = disastrous
6
Q
Who was Lysenko?
A
Gave Khrushchev the ideas of VL and how to improve agriculture but most likely knew these were wrong
