Question

The various republics and regions that comprised the USSR differed greatly in the standard and quality of life and the level of development (an important issue thatbecame a sore spot during the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991). Which of the republics listed below were - during the Soviet times - predominantly rural, agricultural and industrially under-developed?Eastern European countries (Poland, Bulgaria, etc.)Central European republics (i.e. Russia)Baltic republics (Latvia, Lithuania, Estoni)Central Asian Republics (Tadjikistan, Kirgiziya [now Kyrgyzstan],Uzbekistan)

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is Central Asian Republics (Tadjikistan, Kirgiziya [now Kyrgyzstan], Uzbekistan)

Explanation: Central Asian Republics are constituent republics of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The countries under the republic include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan which all got independent in 1991. They lagged behind other republics under USSR in socio and economic indicators.

Central Asia’s economic activity was centred on agriculture, whereas agriculture had the lowest productivity index during the rapid economic integration in 1970s. Most of the Central Asian had to stayed in the village instead of migrating to the urban areas for none agricultural jobs.