failure of social and economic reforms

bureaucratic changes to agriculture by Khrushchev (3)

increased production through state farms, change in role of Ministry of Agriculture from implementor of policies to an advisory body and abolition of motor tractor stations (MTS)

khurshchev 5 year plans

first one abandones, second was slow

what problems did Khrushchev have with new measures

bad weather= terrible harvest, riots in countryside, drive to increase production was a disaster, Budyenni Locomotive works- KGB killed 23 protestors

aim of virgin land campaign

increase amount of cultivated land

Results of virgin land campaign

increased wheat production and urban dwellers felt food requirements were met but using ‘virgin soil’ reduced soil fertility, long term= production slowed, disastrous harvest 1963

wheat production figures

1950 - 96 million acres, 1964 - 165 million acres

when was the disastrous harvest

1963

what do some people blame the disastrous harvest on

drought

aim of virgin land campaign

increase amount of cultivated land

when was the famine before khrushchev, also impactful

1946-7

when had wages returned to 1920 levels

1954

how much had grain production fallen to by 1963

from 140 tonnes to 107 million the next year

how much land did private plots make up

3%

khrushchev housing policies

invested in production of houses, doubling housing stock 1955-64, communal housing abandoned and state pricing introduced

issues with housing

houses not built well - quantity over quality

washing machine production increases

from 1 - 77 per thousand of the population from 1955-67