Living and working conditions: Urban and rural work under the communists Flashcards
1
Q
What policies influenced the way peasants worked under communists?
A
-grain requisitioning
-collectivisation
-virgin land campaigns
FAR MORE REGULATED
2
Q
What was the new work discipline in soviet Russia?
A
-long hours
-fines of 10% of wages for petty wrongdoings
-claimed workers were purposely destroying machinery to slow down 5 year plans.
3
Q
What was Stalins terrors described as?
A
-a meat grinder.
4
Q
Average working hours under Khrushchev?
A
-7 hours.
5
Q
Average working hours midway of Stalins rule?
A
-10-12 hours.
6
Q
What scheme partly offset low wagse under the communists?
A
-bonus schemes
-some workers paid more because they produced more.
7
Q
How much did wages fall during the first 5 year plan?
A
50%
8
Q
What also improved under Khrushchev?
A
-Pensions.
