A full-value ruble : the promise of prosperity in the postwar Soviet Union. / Kristy Ironside
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TextSprache: EnglischReihen: Harvard Historical Studies; SerVerlag: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2021Copyright-Datum: ©2021Beschreibung: 1 online resource (321 pages)Inhaltstyp: Text Medientyp: Computermedien Datenträgertyp: Online ResourceISBN: 9780674259263Schlagwörter: Lebensstandard | Lebensunterhalt | Lebensbedingungen | Soziale Situation | SowjetunionGenre/Form: | FernzugriffAndere physische Formen: Print version: : A Full-Value RubleOnline-Ressourcen: Volltext | Buchcover | Medientyp | Aktuelle Bibliothek | Heimatbibliothek | Sammlung | Standort | Signatur | Beilagen | Band/Heft | URL | Exemplarnummer | Status | Hinweise | Fälligkeitsdatum | Barcode | Vormerkungen | Rang in Vormerkungen | Semesterapparate | |
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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.
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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