Soviet financial «aid» to military personnel in the western regions of Ukraine after world war II

Abstract

The article deals with the provision of material aid by the state after World War II to the front-line soldiers of the western regions of Ukraine and at the same time the introduction of incredibly high taxes. To understand this society means in many ways to find approaches to solving modern problems. And although Soviet historiography presented this topic as a significant achievement, at present, all these «pluses» are perceived as components of the seizure of Ukrainian lands. The largest item of financial expenses was the payment of aid, and it was carried out at the expense of the republican budget on a monthly basis.
At the same time, under the guise of aid to the post-war economy, the Soviet government, by providing insignificant aid, subsequently formed a new source of its income. We speak about compulsory grocery deliveries and taxes. The main ones were introduced in the USSR in 1944: agricultural, military, single and small-family (for absence of children in the family). As a result of these innovations, the share of income from taxation of the population in the budget has almost tripled. However, in order to show the «advantages» of the Soviet way of life, a group of beneficiaries who were provided with benefits was also defined.
The next aid guaranteed by the government of the Ukrainian SSR was lending for household amenities. The difficult financial situation of families was found in all regions and most families were declared insolvent. It should not be forgotten, however, that a loan policy had been initiated. At first, the state pretended to provide financial aid, and soon unilaterally set the size of the loan in the national plan. For those who worked, it was a monthly salary, which was deducted by shares on a monthly basis during the year. About the «voluntary» desire to give funds was written in the newspapers about loans. Annual loans, which were carried out by the state, did not contribute to the improvement of the material well-being of Ukrainians.
The patriotic heroics of the restoration era took over the problems of a particular person, was gradually accumulating in Ukrainian society in the late 1940s – early 1950s. After destroying and driving millions of people into the Gulag camps, Stalin forced the majority and workers to come to terms with a minimum of stability and prosperity.