Look at the maps in the textbook and find the places listed below. Explain, in Russian, the importance of these places for our understanding of the economic, social, cultural, political, and historical context of collectivization.
Северный Кавказ
Нижнее Поволжье (река Волга)
Среднее Поволжье (река Волга)
Сибирь
Украина река Дон
25–6. Хорошо ли вы понимаете текст?
Read the questions below and find the answers in the text.
What were the two major approaches to solving the problems of agricultural inefficiencies at the end of the 1920s in Russia?
What did Bukharin propose? Why was this plan not accepted?
Describe first in general and then in detail the plan implemented to solve these problem.
What were the consequences of the implementation of this plan for Soviet citizens?
What were the consequences of the implementation of this plan for other countries?
Go back to section 25–2 and review the chronology. Find the events in the chronology that are referenced in the text.
25–7. Идеология текста
What is the author’s attitude toward the events and individuals described in the text? Identify words and phrases that convey implicitly or explicitly the author’s attitude or ideological perspective, bringing evidence from the text to support your argument.
Did the information in the text depart from what you had previously read or thought about the period discussed in this chapter?
