Gorbachev and Perestroika (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Meaning of 'perestroika'
Meaning of 'perestroika'
Restructuring
Meaning of 'uskorenie'
Meaning of 'uskorenie'
Acceleration
Gorbachev's goal with perestroika
Gorbachev's goal with perestroika
To save communism, not destroy it
Revenue lost from anti-alcohol campaign (% of GDP)
Revenue lost from anti-alcohol campaign (% of GDP)
67 billion roubles (9% of GDP)
What 'samogon' was
What 'samogon' was
Illegally manufactured alcohol
Gosplan's role and when abolished
Gosplan's role and when abolished
State Planning Committee, abolished 1990
GDP change 1986-90 (Twelfth Five-Year Plan)
GDP change 1986-90 (Twelfth Five-Year Plan)
Shrunk by 4%
500 Day Programme authors
500 Day Programme authors
Shatalin and Iavlinskii
1990 grain production vs availability
1990 grain production vs availability
218m tons produced but severe shortages occurred
Gorbachev approval: Dec 1989 vs Nov 1990
Gorbachev approval: Dec 1989 vs Nov 1990
Fell from 52% to 21%