Housing, Work and Living Standards

what was the tacit social contract?

unspoken agreement that living standards would increase in return for an obedient population

how good was the benefits system that was established?

it was the most comprehensive in the world for a time

what was the 1918 declaration of the rights of toiling and exploited people?

it outlawed parasites/ those who only lived off of the work of others

what was life expectancy for men under Brezhnev?

64

where did the Magnitogorsk workers sleep and what was the issue with it?

barrack dormitories with 15,000 beds for 26000 workers

how much did infant mortality decrease by under Khrushchev?

from 81 per thousand to 27 per thousand

what was kommunalkas?

multiple families sharing 1 appartement with 1 family per room, done under Stalin

what were the K-7 appartement blocks?

poor quality flat blocks

what was the unemployment under Lenin?

18%

what were common homes under Brezhnev?

dachas were used as a break from the “slums”