Culture in Stalin's Russia.
- Created by: Jessica Goddard
- Created on: 18-04-14 13:36
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- Culture
- Women
- Rewards for large families.
- eg 5000 roubles for 11 children.
- Increased allocation to higher/technical education.
- 1929 3m in industry --> 1940 13m.
- 1936 law against terminations.
- Traditional roles.
- Rewards for large families.
- Family Life
- Abstinence promoted.
- Campaign at young people.
- Medical virginity tests.
- Police action against women with 'immoral' appearances.
- Campaign at young people.
- Great Retreat
- Propoganda
- Women-noble. Men-neglecting.
- Press hounded men who deserted their wives.
- Expensive divorce.
- 50 roubles-1 week's wages.
- Obligations after divorce.
- 1/3 of earnings, or 60% if 3/more children.
- 1936 end of birth control resources.
- Abstinence promoted.
- Education
- Communist ideology made core subject.
- World history replaced by nationalistic history eg Ivan the Terrible.
- Disciplined children.
- Komsomol (Soviet youth organisation).
- Pavlik Morozov-government example of perfect child.
- Government cut spending in 5YPs.
- Fees introduced-favoured children of officials.
- Stakhanovite spirit.
- eg pledging good grades.
- Communist ideology made core subject.
- Women
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