Economy and society Mock question

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  • Created by: lilac123
  • Created on: 03-02-21 12:02

‘There was little change to the living and working conditions of urban and rural people in Russia in the period from 1855-1964.’ How far do you agree?

Prove the following:

-Why is it essential that you compare different periods throughout your answer for this question?

-Why is it essential that you include all of the following in your answer?

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1)- living conditions for urban people;

1897 – 15% lived in urban areas v 80% in UK

1914 – size of cities such as St Petersburg, Moscow, Riga and Kiev doubled in size

1914 – 50% all houses were made from wood (fire hazard) 74 towns and cities had access to electricity only 200 had piped water only 38 had a sewerage system (public health hazard)

Housing for industrial workers was especially poor – low wages Decree on Peace - which provided for all houses to be seized by the soviets (elected institutions of local government) and redistributed to industrial workers.

Mid-1930s in Moscow - 25% of the population was living in a room shared by two or more households

WWII devastation – Leningrad (St. Pete); Stalingrad; Vitebsk heavily destroyed

Khrushchev housing programme - From 1955 to 1964 the housing stock almost doubled

2)- working conditions for urban people;

Banning of children under twelve from working in factories in 1882 the workers’ insurance system in 1903

War Communism in 1918 - death

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