Virgin Lands Scheme - Khrushchev

Question 1

What did Khrushchev believe

Answer 1

-only way increase agri production was to cultivate grazing lands in western Siberia + kazakhstan not previously ploughed

Question 2

When was the first virgin land scheme

Answer 2

-first scheme in 1953 proved successful
-cultivated area extended + huge campaign launched to attract farmers to settle with incentives like state provided seed + fertilisers

Question 3

What was the role of the Soviet youth group in this scheme

Answer 3

-youth group Komsomol encouraged spend time on new farms, help build settlements, dig ditches + build roads

Question 4

What was the impact of the scheme

Answer 4

-by 1956 35.9m hectares of virgin lands ploughed for wheat
-equivalent of total cultivated land of Canada