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Number of prisoners in prison

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300,000

1
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1953: number of prisoners in labour camps

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2.5 million

2
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Number of prisoners in special settlement camps

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2.75 million

3
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How many acres in Kazakhstan and South-Western Siberia would be used for arable farming according to Khrushchev?

A

90 million

4
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How much did investment in agriculture increase by between 1952-1958

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250%

5
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Between the years 1954-58 how much did grain production increase

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From 81 to 144 million tonnes

6
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By how much were wages on collective farms lower than industrial wages?

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20%

7
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How many extra hectares were being cultivated by 1956

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35.9 million

8
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Produce from private plots:

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3% of total cultivated area, accounted for 30% of the USSR’s produce

9
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Between 1953-6 how many secretaries of the republic and regional party committees were replaced

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Over half

10
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In 1956 how many of the central committee were new members?

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1/3

11
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From what to what was the USSR’s army reduced to in 1960

A

3.6 million to 2.4 million (1/3)

12
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How many regional economic councils did Khrushchev create?

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105

13
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By how much did the average household income rise between 1960 and 1965?

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3% per annum

14
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How many new flats were built?

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15 million

15
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Number of cars per 1000 of the population

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1955: 2 1966: 5

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Number of radios per thousand of the population

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1955: 66 1966: 171

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Number of refrigerators per thousand of the population

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1955: 4 1966: 40

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Number of washing machines per thousand of the population

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1955: 1 1966: 77

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Number of sewing machines per thousand of the populations

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1955: 31 1966: 151

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Number of television sets per thousand of the population

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1955: 4 1966: 82