TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ironside,Kristy
TI  - A full-value ruble: the promise of prosperity in the postwar Soviet Union
T2  - Harvard Historical Studies; Ser.
SN  - 9780674259263
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Lebensstandard
KW  - Lebensunterhalt
KW  - Lebensbedingungen
KW  - Soziale Situation
KW  - Sowjetunion
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Fernzugriff
N1  - E-Book-ProQuest / Fernzugriff nach Registrierung möglich; 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
N2  - 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
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ER  -