Soviet Culture Flashcards
1
Q
women
A
stain reversed the bolshevik policy towards women and the family
believed they should become members of the workforce and had to produce and raise the next generation
2
Q
what was the women’s experience of the war
A
0.5 million fought
this did not raise their status, but made them vulnerable
confessions of red army soldiers shows they were regularly sexually abused
divorce made difficult
homosexuality was outlawed
abortions were outlawed
3
Q
what changed were made to the education system
A
10 years of compulsory education
1929-1940 the number of children attending school rose from 12 million to 35 million
4
Q
how did literacy rates change
A
1926-1939
literacy rate for the population over the age of 9 rose from 51% to 88%
