change of leadership in 1964 made it possible to mitigate the excesses of those that were peculiar politics of Khrushchev.A period of moderate politics, which lasted almost twenty years, which was called "Brezhnev era of stagnation."
Policy new leader has been sustained in the same vein "demobilization program," in which the emphasis was on the shift towards tolerance and increasing the welfare of the country.
However, the general state doctrine liberalize the economy has not been developed.In 1965 he initiated and launched reforms in the economic and social sphere, the emphasis was placed on the commodity-money relations, as well as criteria for the efficiency of enterprises considered profit.This meant the abandonment of the fundamental provisions of the conduct of the Soviet economy, formulated by Stalin.But the economic system does not react to innovations as expected.Orientation income caused a rise in prices, so in order to avoid the collapse of the economy, it was decided to temporarily abandon this line of development.
economy of the USSR, however, during this period developed quite rapidly.Key indicators of people's lives and the country in general has improved.The era of stagnation - the time-scale road and housing construction.The everyday life of people in the city came to a modern level, and in the village - has improved substantially.
were created unified transport and energy systems, built large poultry farm, decided the problem of protein in the diet, to improve the condition of soils (liming and irrigation), carried out extensive afforestation.The state apparatus and the economy were filled with qualified personnel, the demographic situation has become stable (there has been a steady increase in population).The era of stagnation began to Soviet times, when it became a self-sufficient country that has long been able to provide themselves with all the basic resources.
In order to ensure a reliable supply of high-grade citizens in 1982 adopted the "Food Program", which is well performed by real indicators.
In 1977, the new constitution was adopted which proclaimed Soviet state nationwide.The dictatorship of the proletariat is officially over.The Constitution has assigned to the USSR Supreme Soviet to be called the supreme authority.Introduced new types of civil rights to housing and health care.The document also stipulates that justice in the country can be carried out only by the court.
That era of stagnation Soviet Union made a federal state (as it was officially registered in the documents).During Soviet republics retained the right freely to secede from the federation.Nevertheless, the concept of "Soviet people" continued to exist in the official language.
1965-1985 years - a period of prosperity in the history of the USSR, this "era of stagnation" - a time when, despite a number of existing troubles and minor problems, life is different calmness and confidence in the future.However, the Soviet system was slow to respond to the challenges of our time, poorly meet the new needs of the urban population.Toward the middle of the 80's clearly delineated the gap between the Soviet system and the life of a new social type, which was the objective reason for the growing discontent.
simultaneously brewing a general feeling of ill-being.Obvious signs of this was the spread of alcoholism, vagrancy, petty corruption, bureaucratic arbitrariness.Intellectuals gradual transition to anti-Soviet position (dissidents).
going through a crisis and planned economy.The Soviet economy was in need of using a natural regulator, which is the free market.
system has ceased to be a coherent state, it began to break up into a number of (official).This led to the division of people into groups and corporations.The state is gradually becoming less Soviet.Stagnation in the Soviet Union had to be changed to the new order.
