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WHAT WAS THE SOVIET SYSTEM ?, 6, , Story, Monarchy System, , Russain Revolution Feb 1917, , Tsar Nicholas- II (Russian Empire) before 1917, , USSR., , Union, nion of Soviet Social Republic, (USSR), Inspired by the idea or socialism., Abolition of private Productivity, property.(LAND, LAND + Productivity), , Tsar Nicholas- II, Autocratic Nation, , Russia + Empire, , Present day Finland, Latvia,, Lithuania, Estonia, Part of, Poland , Belarus, Ukraine ,, Georgia, Armenia, and, Azerbaijan., , Reason:- 1914-1918 (WW-I), Russia + Germany, (Peasant and Worker), , Vladimir lenin, He was a devotee of Karl Marx., Karl Marx brought communism to our society and, he was a great philosopher of communism., During this time Vladimir lenin formed a party of this, own ., Founder of the Bolshevik Communist party., , Karl Marx, , leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and, the founder-head, head of the USSR during the, most difficult period following the revolution., , SEM CBSE SCHOOL NEEM KA THANA (SIKAR)
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7, , The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) came into being after the, socialist revolution in Russia in 1917., The revolution was inspired by the ideals of socialism, as opposed to, capitalism., The need for an egalitarian society., Private, ivate Property Protested, This was perhaps the biggest attempt in human history to abolish the, institution of private property and consciously design a society based on, principles of equality., The USSR came into existence after the Russian Revolution in 1917., The soviet union was created by combining 15th republics., The soviet union was ruled by a single party ---- Communist Party., In doing so, the makers of the Soviet system gave primacy to the state and, the institution of the party., The Soviet political system centred, There was no other, around the communist party, and no other, political, ical party or, opposition was allowed., political party or opposition was allowed., The economy was planned and controlled by the state., SEM CBSE SCHOOL NEEM KA THANA (SIKAR), , SEM CBSE SCHOOL NEEM KA THANA (SIKAR)
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8, , After the Second World War, the east European countries that the Soviet, army had liberated from the fascist forces came under the control of the, USSR., The political and the economic systems of all these countries were modelled, after the USSR., This group of countries was called the Second World or the ‘socialist, socialist bloc’., bloc’, The Warsaw Pact, a military alliance, held them together. The USSR was the, leader of the bloc., State the main feature of the soviet union ::-, , The Soviet Union became a super power after the Second World War., The Soviet economy wass then more developed than the rest of the world except, for the US., ., , Yogendra Kumawat…
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9, , World`s Second largest economy, economy., The soviet union emerged as a superpower after the second world war ., Advanced communication system, system., , (It had a Complex Communications), Communications, , Vast energy resources including, like as ::Manufacture of mineral oil, iron, iron, steel and machinery production and transport sector, that connected its remotest areas with efficiency., There were advanced domestic consumer industries:, industries:It had a domestic consuumer industry that produced everything from pins to, cars., There were good transpport facilities :-Transport/ traffic relatiions were good., State ownership :- Thee rule was from the state / (governmen, nt.), The government provided basic necessities such as :Health care, , EEducation Child care, , And other public welfare, w, at subsidized rates .
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10, , There was no unemployment., Later the bureaucracy was ttightened on the soviet system., This system became autthoritarian and the lives of citizens beecame difficult., Due to lack of democraccy and freedom of expression, peoplee often, expressed their disagreeements in jokes and cartoons., , Communist partyy, ., , The soviet union was ruled by a party , the ccommunist party., This party had a deep control on all institutiions., This party was not accountable to the publiic., The people formed the soviet union by mixiing 15th republics together to handle their cultture and other matters, on their own., In the arms race, the Soviet, , But this party refused to recognize thee will of the public., Russia was one of these 15th states, which w, was powerful in itself.
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11, , In the arms race, the Soviet Union managed to match the US from, time to time, but at great cost., The Soviet Union lagged behind the West in technology, infrastructure, (e.g. transport, power), and most importantly, in fulfilling the political or, economic aspirations of citizens., The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 weakened the system even, further., Though wages continued to grow, productivity and technology fell, considerably behind that of the West., This led to shortages in all consumer goods., Food imports increased every year., The Soviet economy was faltering in the late 1970s and became stagnant.
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