chapter twenty four

Question 1

political changes of the ussr by 1964

Answer 1

khrushchevs government tried to establish a new leadership style (filling the power vacuum left by stalins death 1953)

tried to assert the authority of the party rather than rely on the sheer force of the individual (stalin)

attempts at shifts away from the autocratic and coercive practices of the stalinist era

Question 2

limitations of attempts at political change in the ussr by 1964

Answer 2

that the party elites who had risen to power under stalin wanted to retain their control over the state and its resources
since these provided material and vocational privileges

the preservation of the one party state and the command economy were never questioned, as those were deemed socialist rather than the stalinism they were trying to reverse

limited the success and extents of khrushchevs reforms

Question 3

economic condition of the ussr by 1964

Answer 3

khrushchev had inherited a large industrial base for the soviet economy from stalin

therefore the reallocation of recourses towards light industry, housing, and agriculture was more successful, as heavy industry was a lot more stable and endurant by 1964

aim was to stimulate greater productivity without relying on increases of labour or the exploitation of new materials

however, there was no significant increase in output (from factories nor farms) by 1964

Question 4

social condition of the ussr by 1964

Answer 4

living standards began to rise rapidly in the 1950s
and consumers began to reap the rewards of industrialisation

the improvements generated a mood of optimism