Ironside, Kristy. <br/><br/>
A full-value ruble :  the promise of prosperity in the postwar Soviet Union. 
Kristy Ironside 
 - Cambridge :  Harvard University Press,  2021.  ©2021. 
 - 1 online resource (321 pages) 
 - Harvard Historical Studies; Ser. ;  v.number 191 .
 - Harvard Historical Studies; Ser. .
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<br/><br/>Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Note on Currency and on Institutions -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Timeline of Important  Events -- Introduction: The Ruble and Soviet Prosperity -- 1. Our Low-Price Guarantee -- 2. Income Redistribution without "Leveling" -- 3. Socialist Security -- 4. All Your Wages in Hand -- 5. Real Returns -- Conclusion: Prosperity Postponed -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Money did not become obsolete under Communism. The ruble remained a key feature of Soviet life. After World War II, money became an essential tool of the Soviet government. A strong ruble represented the nation's promise of future prosperity, but its failure to deliver improved purchasing power undermined popular confidence in Communism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674259263 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Lebensstandard  <br/>Lebensunterhalt <br/>Lebensbedingungen<br/>Soziale Situation
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Sowjetunion
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/><br/>Fernzugriff