Soviet working class

According to Andy Blunden, its influence over production and policies diminished as the Soviet Union's existence progressed.

[1] Several Soviets expressed concern over the focus of sharp growth in per capita income over that of labor productivity.

[2] A problem was that wages in the Soviet Union could neither be used as a way of disciplining workers or as an incentive system, except in a limited capacity.

The post-revolutionary turmoils which took place hampered any improvements for immediate prospects of increased employment of women in urban areas.

[4] In the period 1940–1950 women were 92 percent of new entrants in employment; this is mostly due to the exodus of the males who fought during World War II.

[9] During Joseph Stalin's crash-industrialisation drive, workers lost their right to participate in the functioning of the enterprise, and their working conditions deteriorated.

[9] In 1940, for example, a decree was promulgated and became law stating that a worker could be arrested if he had three accumulated absences, late arrivals or changed jobs without the official authorisation.

[9] During World War II the pressure on workers increased and it was expected of them to take on Herculean efforts in their work.

[9] For instance, small theft became illegal; this had been allowed for several years to compensate for workers' low salaries.

[9] Because of the lack of a stick and carrot policy under the Brezhnev administration, worker productivity and discipline decreased during the 1970s.