What Was the Significance of Moscow's Marble-Lined Subway

question 25

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of Moscow's marble-lined subway?

• A) It proved that party elites never advanced higher than the middle class.
• B) It was meant to serve as a sign of Communism's promise to bring ease and beauty to the masses.
• C) It demonstrated that industrialization had not yet reached the Soviet Union, even after the Five-Year Plan.
• D) It marked the successful completion of Stalin's second Five-Year Plan well ahead of schedule.
• E) It demonstrated that workers were rarely featured or used in Soviet Union propaganda.

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