Communism in Crisis
I've shared a folder with you entitled,
Communism in Crisis. Please make a folder under you GDoc History folder, entitled "
Paper 1." Place the shared folder in this new folder. There are three readings in it:
Second, I've shared a document with you entitled,
Communism in Crisis - LAST. If you haven't already, make a copy of it and share it with me.
Erase "copy of" and put your last name on it.
HOMEWORK
DUE THURSDAY before Class: Questions 1 - 8 on the new Communism and Crisis document.
Read the USSR in Crisis - Brezhnev Era reading in the shared folder.
The Brezhnev Era - 1964 to 1982
This two decade period was characterized by gradualism. The leaders had been born in the 20th century. As such, they were too young to have played an active part in the revolution, and instead had risen through the ranks as apparatchiks (a blindly devoted communist official) and placemen (an appointed official). They abandoned Khrushchev's plans for “Communism in 20 years” in favor of a policy of “developed Socialism.” Critics, however, call it the “Big Sleep. In 1980 almost all of the Politburo were over 70 years old.
Questions on the online reading, "USSR in Crisis - Brezhnev Era"
