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Russia 1917-91 - History > Stats > Flashcards

Stats Flashcards

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1945 economy

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Russian economy fastest growing in the world

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early 1950s economy

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soviet economic growth at 7.1% per annum, USA grew at 2.9%

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1958 economy

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economy growing at 5.3%

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1970s economy

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economy growing by 2%

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1980 economy

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economy growing at 0.6%

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1986-90 economy

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Govt figures showed that the GDP shrunk 4% (official figures likely underestimate this drop)

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1970 - how egalitarian is russia

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richest 10% of Americans 7x wealthier than the poorest 10%, in USSR this was 3x

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1980s - gosplan and tractors

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Gosplan demanded 400,000 tractors a year - >20% never used because of tractor driver shortage

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1986 amount of machinery waste

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Gosplan estimated 12% of machinery never used

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1960s - American vs soviet farm workers

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25.4% soviet workers employed on farms - 4.6% in America - American farms 6x more productive

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1965-85 defence spending

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proportion of soviet GDP spend on defence increased from 12-17%, America at 6%

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1956-1980 - soviet sugar beet production

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soviet sugar beet production increased by 28% whereas in North Dakota, which has a similar climate to soviet sugar farms, it increased by 191%.

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May 1985 - anti alcohol stats

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Gorb reduced alcohol production at state run factories by 50%

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1987 - alcohol consumed

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soviet citizens of >15 were still consuming 15-16 litres of alcohol a year

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67 billion roubles

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how much govt alcohol revenues dropped by because of anti alcohol campaign (9% GDP)

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1970s - 85 - oil

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Soviets made a lot of money selling oil to the west, this revenue dropped by 2/3 by 1985

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1981-85 oil price

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global price of oil at $70 a barrel , down to $20 a barrel in 1985

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1981-85 govt. debt

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govt debt at $18.1 billion, up to $27.2 billion

19
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1988-89 - cooperatives

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profit of cooperatives increased from 29.2 million roubles to 1.04 billion.

20
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how many Peasants were in Antonov’s force

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50,000

21
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at what naval base was their rebellion and demands for reform and what did they want

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Kronstadt naval base (wanted free and fair elections, abolition of Cheka and end of War communism )

22
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how many arrested and how many shot in Leningrad affair of 1949

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100 shot, 2000 arrested

23
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industrial workforce 1917-22

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1917 - 3 million workers
1922 - 1.2 million workers

24
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output of industry in 1920 compared to 1913

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1920 - output of industry was around 30% of that in 1913

25
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what % of food consumed in Russian cities came from the black market during the civil war

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historians estimate around 60%

26
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1921 harvest compared to that in 1913

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1921 harvest as 46% of the 1913 harvest

27
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how many people died in the famine due to Lenins grain requisitioning / War communism

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6 million

28
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Grain harvest 1921 - 1926

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1921 - 38 million tons
1926 - 77 million tons

29
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Scissor crisis

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NEP led to agricultural prices declining quickly whereas industrial prices grew steadily
- meant farmers income decreased, so they couldn’t afford industrial goods or any incentive to produce large quantities of food

30
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how many years did Stalin claim the soviet union was behind Britain and the US and how many could it catch up in

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Stalin claimed the USSR was 100 years behind but could catch up in 15 years

31
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production of electricity, coal and steel in first 3 five year plans

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electricity - 1927- 5 milliard kWhs, 1940- 49 milliard kWhs
coal - 1927- 35 million tons, 1940- 166 million tons
steel - 1927- 4 million tons, 1940-18 million tons

32
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Stakhanovites

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Soviet super workers - allowed to reorganise their workplace to ensure efficiency

33
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production gains 1936-40 under Stalins nationwide incentive scheme (Chemicals, electricity, coal, oil)

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Chemicals - up 35%
Electricity - up 50%
Coal - up 25%
Oil - up 25%

34
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by 1940 what portion of govt. spending was devoted to rearmament

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1/3

35
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how many people queued for shoes in Moscow in early 1930s

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shoe queues in Moscow in early 1930s often exceeded 1000 people

36
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dekulakisation

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Stalin’s order to take tools and farms from rich peasants
- mass deportation and killing followed

Russia 1917-91 - History (11 decks)

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