social stability under Stalin

Question 1

work

Answer 1

compulsory work was reintroduced
five year plans led to full employment for male urban workers and increasing jobs for women
labour discipline was harsh and conditions were often dirty and dangerous

Question 2

social benefits

Answer 2

food rations, better transportation, vaccines for common diseases such as malaria were made universally available

Question 3

problems with welfare

Answer 3

peasants benefited less than workers - they were not entitled to rations
food was a major problem - canteens had to use rotten food and animal feed
sanitation was inadequate leading to lice and vomiting

Question 4

housing

Answer 4

kommunalka - communal apartments - entire families would live in a single room around 4 square meters
in some cases families lived in under-stairs cupboards or corridors
barracks-style dormitories were constructed to house factory workers in new towns - only 15,00 beds for 26,000 workers