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Initially, the workers slept on the bare ground, then on makeshift sawhorses and paneling, and eventually on a floor made of boards in a tent.

Workers found empty shelves in the worker's co-op and faced high prices from profiteers at the market, leading to outrage and dissatisfaction.

He stated that they strip the grain from everyone without exception, regardless of whether the peasant has a surplus or not, taking away essential supplies for the household.

The worsening economic situation was marked by increased shortages, rationing, closure of private stores, and a rise in black market speculation.

Full-scale socialist offensive on all fronts

The worker faced poor accommodations, inadequate food, lack of work by specialty, and harsh living conditions including cold weather and leaking tents.

Archival sources show thousands of appeals to authorities about food difficulties, poor meals in cafeterias, and incidents of unrest, including 'women's riots.'

Stalin

The slogan was: 'factories and plants to the workers, all the land without payment to those who reap.'

A large corpus of literature about work achievements, heroism, and worker self-sacrifice during the first Five-Year Plans.

It referred to merchandise produced for mass consumption, which acquired a pejorative connotation for being of inferior quality.

Voronin mentioned the reinforced concrete bridge at Poganka Brook, which settled only one thousandth of a meter after a locomotive stood on it for six hours, demonstrating the quality of their work.

There is a massive outbreak of spotted fever due to hunger and filth.

He compared the working class to a horse that has been driven too hard, indicating their exhaustion and dissatisfaction.

The purpose was to build a railroad to connect Turkestan and Siberia, with an allocated budget of approximately two hundred million rubles.

The letter describes a lack of basic necessities, with only black bread distributed and prices at the market reflecting those of 1919 and 1920.

The worker felt trapped and expressed a strong desire to return to Leningrad due to the impossible living and working conditions.

The influx aggravated shortages in retail trade, eating establishments, and consumer services, leading to a need for state-run institutions to address everyday needs.

Workers and their families received very little food, with only the worker receiving rations, while their wives and children received nothing. They wore worn-out clothes, and children were often in rags.

They threatened to void their agreement if they were not given work by trade, temporary housing, and overalls by that date.

Growing into socialism (vrastanie)

He pointed out that competition ran counter to the requirements of modern industrial production, which favored steady pace, monotony, and precision.

He described them as drunkards, crooks, and thieves, suggesting they would hinder the building of socialism.

People engaged in speculation, falsified records, and exhibited desperation in obtaining goods, reflecting their habitual behavior amidst deprivations.

Gelman criticized management for not paying enough attention to the problems of competition.

They aim to combat the petty bourgeois psychology still present in certain strata of the working class.

Each person was allotted less than one square meter of living space.

Workers often regarded peasants as parasites and unfit for building socialism, blaming them for increasing difficulties.

There was a belief that all problems could be solved through administrative and punitive measures, as indicated by the demand for 'the right person to put pressure in the right place.'

A shock worker fell into the machine and was not helped by a nearby worker, who turned out to be a well-to-do kulak.

Shock worker and shock brigade movement

Customers beat a woman clerk mercilessly, and another clerk was so badly beaten that she required water to recover.

Promotees reported on supply situations, highlighting the disparity between markets and the struggles faced by workers.

It highlighted a new variety of anti-Semitism, with derogatory terms used to belittle peasants working in the plants, reflecting a division between workers and peasants.

"A New Man Is Being Born" and "A New Society Is Being Forged."

The workers changed from one type of jigger to another, raising labor productivity by more than 100 percent.

People under age twenty-two.

The working traditions of the Russian peasant commune (obshchina) and the artel.

There is a tendency to remove any sort of goods from the market quickly, leading to chaotic buying behavior among consumers.

They suggest that collecting scrap metal and rags is akin to begging alms from workers, rather than providing for them.

Economically unfounded decisions led to plans falling apart, confusion, and destructive consequences for the entire economy.

The worker described the cafeteria food as poor quality and expensive, leading them to go hungry.

They noted that morbidity had increased from the previous year, with typhoid fever rising by 64%, typhus doubling, and smallpox tripling.

Infirmaries were cold, filthy, and infested with bedbugs and lice, with inadequate supplies for sick individuals.

The working class is compared to a cart loaded with a hundred poods that cannot move, despite being whipped to work harder.

The workers raised a fuss and requested to annul their agreement due to lack of work by trade and poor living conditions.

Stalin condemned the 'excesses' and blamed local officials for them, but the documents indicate that these excesses continued despite his condemnation.

A method termed 'extra-hard assignments' was applied, which imposed extremely heavy burdens on private peasant farms.

To eliminate hitches in production.

Soviet publications did not include their arguments and often labeled them as 'whiners and those of little faith.'

The shelves are quickly emptied as women buy multiple pairs, creating a scene reminiscent of a fire cleaning the shelves.

Workers complained about increased prices for food and essential items, as well as higher prices at worker cafeterias.

They view Komsomol members as 'dumbbells and sheep' who do not understand the struggles of the workers and peasants.

They imply that the respect shown to poor peasants is ironic, as they are the ones suffering the most under the current regime.

The workers decided to complete the construction in 3.5 years instead of the planned five years, shortening it by eighteen months.

They closed shop because they could not meet their burden after the liquidation of private tradesmen.

Workers expressed concerns about competition leading to reduced labor costs, tighter work schedules, and increased physical intensity of work.

He referred to a 'former kulak' who had managed to find work in a factory.

Mass outbreaks of venereal disease and widespread tuberculosis were reported among workers.

He expresses disdain for the lectures, stating that workers have learned to speak better than to do their work.

It questions the right of local authorities to forcibly take away the only cow of industrial and office workers.

1929

Sanitary conditions sharply deteriorated, with increased morbidity rates, unsanitary living conditions, and inadequate hygiene practices.

By fanning the idea of competition as a holiday and parade.

Customers have broken store windows and knocked down metal barriers, leading to dangerous crushes in stores.

The settlement was forgotten by the trade department and consumer cooperative, particularly affecting the Vindrei Sawmill.

They reported about two hundred cases of reduced production costs and voluntary increases in productivity per shift.

She lamented the lack of basic necessities, stating that despite claims of increased production in factories, there was nothing available for the peasants, including cereals, fish, and flour.

The application of the term socialist to everything that occurred inside the Soviet Union

They criticize the urgency of completing the five-year plan in four years, arguing it disregards the immediate needs of the people.

"Every man for himself and God for everyone."

Such remarks were subject to ruthless class-related judgment and considered intrigues of secret enemies of the Soviet government.

Collectivization Front

To create a new type of worker

Instances of mass epidemics were concealed by site directors.

They express that the proletariat and peasantry are suffering, with children starving and nothing to feed them, while being oppressed by the government.

Workers expressed anger over the price increase from thirty-seven to fifty-five kopecks, feeling exploited for every meal.

They claim that the government commits acts of violence against workers and peasants, enslaving them worse than the tsar.

They question where the inherited wealth has gone, expressing frustration that even poor peasants are struggling to survive.