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6. What was the name of the female part of government that was closed under Stalin?
- Zhenotdel
- Cheka
- Zenodel
- Okhrana
7. Between 1929 and 1935, did women in work increase and by how much?
- Increased from 5% to 25%
- No change
- Increased from 29% to 42%
- Decreased from 44% to 37%
8. How effective was the Family Code of 1936
- Somewhat - Women were treated a bit better
- Not very - Divorce rates were still high at 37% in Moscow
- Abortion became non-existent
- Very - divorce rates dropped by 40%
9. Why was Myerhold executed?
- Appealing for artistic liberty
- For being a doctor
- Insulting Stalin
- Falsifying production statistics
10. How many survivers of war were sent to labour camps?
11. What was the organisation that censored writers?
- Russian Association of Proletarian Writers (RAPP)
- Soviet People Against Slanderous Writing (SPASW)
- Russian Association of Proletarian Writers (RAPW)
- The NKVD
12. What were the names of the youth groups in Soviet Russia? (The youngest first)
- Scouts and Twenty-Five Thousanders
- NKVD and KGB
- Pioneers and Komsomol
- Komsomol and Pioneers
13. How much less did women earn compared to men under Stalin?
14. Between 1929 and 1940, how did work weeks change?
- No change
- Sunday was a holy day and day off
- 6/7 day working week and different days off
- Family units all had the same day off
15. By 1941 how many religious buildings had been closed or converted?
- 40,000 mosques and 20,000 churches
- 40,000 churches and 25,000 mosques
- 40,000 churches and 20,000 mosques
- 40,000 mosques and 25,000 churches
16. Between 1936 and 1937, how many films were withdrawn mid-production?
- 68 of 150 films
- 68 of 300 films
- 73 of 100 films
- 124 of 150 films
17. How many members did the Komsomol have by 1927?
18. How many plays were banned in 1937-38?
19. How much investment was there in education under Stalin?
- Lots - almost 200,000 secondary schools by 1941
- No change occurred under Stalinist rule
- None - Secondary school pupils decreased from 12m in 1927 to 1.8m in 1939
- Some - Schools became more effective