Brezhnev's Stagnation

what did 2/3 of the USSR income come from?

oil sales

what were the Kosygin reforms?

sensible measures that could not make any impact e.g. factory managers should be more focused on profits

what did Brezhnev do to agriculture?

discriminatory measures were dropped against peasants but there were few meaningful reforms

how did Brezhnev change industry?

he lowered expectations as growth slowed. jobs were mundane and little incentive to work

what was the oil situation?

the soviets found a vat of oil in Siberia during the 1973 world oil crisis allowing them to make a huge profit

what was the Baikul Amur?

a railway built to transport more oil reserves

what were Brezhnev’s reforms to living standards and consumer goods?

American grain was imported but the state decided what people wanted so a lack of circulation

what was the annual economic growth rate in Russia by the ‘70s?

2%

what area is given significant funding?

the military

what items were scarce in regular shops?

meat and dairy

what were the peasants spending 1/3 of their income on?

Vodka

what is becoming an increasingly bigger problem during Brezhnev’s rule?

dissidence as there is no more terror

what were apparachiks?

pointless bureaucrats who only wanted their jobs for the salaries and privileges

why couldn’t the black market be removed?

it provided around 40% of soviet GNP and kept the people happy

where was the Soviet Union lacking?

automobiles, electronics, chemicals, computers, and related software

what does stagnation mean in reference to the economy?

not innovative, not failing or regressing just not progressing

what % of agricultural produce was provided by 4% of private land?

25%

why was Vladimir Kirillin fired?

for suggesting major economic restructuring

what was the Uzbek cotton affair?

the Uzbek communist party claimed they made more cotton then they did to get more money from Moscow and Brezhnev didn’t know about this