Wage reform in the Soviet Union, 1956–1962
During the Khrushchev era, the Soviet Union attempted to implement major wage reforms. The reforms were intended to move Soviet industrial workers away from the mindset of overfulfilling quotas. Most workers in Soviet industry were paid on a piece-rate system, where their wage payments depended upon how much work they personally completed. In 1956, approximately 75 percent of Soviet workers...