A Full-Value Ruble : : The Promise of Prosperity in the Postwar Soviet Union / / Kristy Ironside.
A new history shows that, despite Marxism’s rejection of money, the ruble was critical to the Soviet Union’s promise of shared prosperity for its citizens. In spite of Karl Marx’s proclamation that money would become obsolete under Communism, the ruble remained a key feature of Soviet life. In fact,...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Harvard Historical Studies ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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