The political economic and social condition of the Soviet Union by 1964 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Meat consumption rise % (1958-65)
Meat consumption rise % (1958-65)
55%
Year communist society to be 'complete' by (Party Programme)
Year communist society to be 'complete' by (Party Programme)
1980
People moved to new apartments (1956-65)
People moved to new apartments (1956-65)
108 million
Secondary school leaving age raised to (1958)
Secondary school leaving age raised to (1958)
15 (from 14)
Proportion of churches/monasteries closed (1959-64)
Proportion of churches/monasteries closed (1959-64)
¾ (three-quarters)
Author of 'Dr Zhivago'
Author of 'Dr Zhivago'
Pasternak
Year Pasternak won Literature Nobel Prize
Year Pasternak won Literature Nobel Prize
1958
Komsomol volunteers for Virgin Lands Campaign
Komsomol volunteers for Virgin Lands Campaign
300,000+
First man in space (1961)
First man in space (1961)
Yuri Gagarin
Sputnik launch timing (1957)
Sputnik launch timing (1957)
Two months after Aug 1957 ICBM test
Years covered by Seven-Year Plan
Years covered by Seven-Year Plan
1959-65
Date of Novocherkassk revolt
Date of Novocherkassk revolt
1st June 1962
Novocherkassk casualties (killed)
Novocherkassk casualties (killed)
28 killed
1963 grain harvest (million tonnes)
1963 grain harvest (million tonnes)
107 million tonnes
Month & year Khrushchev removed from power
Month & year Khrushchev removed from power
October 1964