Khrushchev, Brezhnev and the Promotion of a Stable Society, 1953–85 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Khrushchev's quote about communism and food production
Khrushchev's quote about communism and food production
What sort of Communism is it that cannot produce sausage?
Soviet healthcare budget increase 1950-1959
Soviet healthcare budget increase 1950-1959
From 21.4 billion to 44.0 billion roubles (more than doubled)
Soviet death rate change 1950-1965 (per thousand)
Soviet death rate change 1950-1965 (per thousand)
Fell from 9.7 to 7.3 per thousand people
Infant mortality change 1950-1965 (per thousand live births)
Infant mortality change 1950-1965 (per thousand live births)
Dropped from 81 to 27 per thousand
Khrushchyovka definition
Khrushchyovka definition
Low-cost mass housing blocks named after Khrushchev
Khrushchyovka apartment size vs Stalin-era rooms
Khrushchyovka apartment size vs Stalin-era rooms
More than ten times larger
Brezhnev's social contract (Little Deal)
Brezhnev's social contract (Little Deal)
Tacit bargain: rising living standards for obedience/conformity
Five guarantees of Brezhnev's social contract
Five guarantees of Brezhnev's social contract
Jobs, low prices, black market toleration, healthcare, mobility
Hidden unemployment percentage in Soviet 1970s
Hidden unemployment percentage in Soviet 1970s
Around 20 per cent
Male life expectancy change in Soviet 1970s
Male life expectancy change in Soviet 1970s
Declined from 68 years to 64 years