The summer of 1962 was difficult for the Russian people and workers due to the increase in food prices. Workers from Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Works spoke out against the rise in prices, but were met with hostility. There were guards … Continue reading →
Week 10 Posts
Don’t Stand So Close To Me
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Great friends can always become great enemies. In the past when Joseph Stalin was ruling the Soviet Union, the Peoples Republic of China was a great ally as they both wanted to increase the sphere of communist control and diminish the Western capitalist influence. However, after Stalin’s death and borders became settled, this friendship […]
Bad Art and a Russian Bastard
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After the Thaw, the arts were allowed to flourish, under certain guidelines. The artists’ union, which had existed since collectivization campaign, lessened their restrictions. Modern art emerged, and art for the sake of art became the prevailing trend. Art could … Continue reading →
Communist Contradicton?
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The Moral Code of the Builder of Communism was crafted as a guide for fully implementing communism in the Soviet Union. Approved by the 22nd Communist Party Congress in 1961, the Code was meant to help transition from the … Continue reading →
The Krushchev Slums
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With the ever growing urban population in Russia during this time, housing was a big problem. Offered residencies varied depending on which part of Russia you were in, but overall a person’s housing space was small per person and not everyone had … Continue reading →
The First Cracks in the System
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After forcing out Nikita Khrushchev in 1965, Leonid Brezhnev became First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. Some consider the regime under Brezhnev, as the ‘golden era of USSR’. Brezhnev managed to improve the quality of life, stabilize social … Continue reading →
Soviet Union Leaves America in the Dust…Or on the Earth
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During the space race, the Soviet Union successfully sent a cosmonaut named Iurii Gagarin to space on April 12, 1961. This accomplishment marked a stamp in the history of the Soviet Union. Sending an individual to space proved that the Soviet … Continue reading →
Juggernauts on the Ice
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Compared to the Western nations of Canada and the United States, the Soviet Union was a late bloomer when it came to hockey. While the North Americans started playing hockey as we know it in the late 19th century, the Soviets didn’t really start playing ice hockey until the 1930′s, and the sport wasn’t nationalized […]
Another Protest Shot Down
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The picture above is an example of some of the posters that workers made quickly before their march on the Communist Party Headquarters in 1962. Workers once again were angered with the low wages they were receiving, especially since food prices were going through the roof at the same time. Many of the posters […]
Feelin’ a lil corny
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Similar to the grain problem of the previous decade, Russia also began to see a shortage of corn around the turn of the 1960s. Nikita Khrushchev, also the mastermind behind the Virgin Lands Campaign, decided it was time to run … Continue reading →