The main character of "Dog Heart" once declares his involvement in the working class. His interlocutor, Professor Preobrazhensky, asked in surprise : “ Are you really a hard worker? ” To which Sharikov proudly replies: “ It is well known, not NEPMAN. ” Who is he, and why is he worse than the head of the cleaning department?
New Economic Policy
Nepmans are ordinary businessmen. The negative attitude of Polygraph Poligrafovich towards them is caused by his ignorance and the influence of the head of the house committee.
NEP is an economic policy that has been pursued in the twenties. She replaced war communism, which originated in the Civil War and brought the country into decline. The goals of the NEP are to introduce private enterprise and revive market relations. The NEP period lasted seven years and became the most successful for the Soviet state in economic terms.
The essence of politics
What is the main content of the NEP? The surplus-appraisal was replaced in the village by a tax deductible. In the first case, the state seized up to 70% of production. In the second - about 30%. During the NEP, various forms of ownership were used, foreign capital was attracted in the form of concessions. Monetary reforms were carried out, as a result of which the ruble turned into convertible currency.
Soviet businessmen
What does Nepman mean? This term is not used today in colloquial speech. The new economic policy of the 20s of the last century, like its adherents, has sunk into oblivion. But history, as you know, tends to repeat itself.
In order to understand who NEPman is, one can recall a period that is not so distant from us in the history of Russia. Namely the 90s. In the days of the NEP, as well as in the last decade of the last century, many people got the opportunity to open their own business, and as a result, to get rich. True, import and export were banned. We had to develop a business without attracting foreign partners .
Culture and art
Who is Nepman? This is a private merchant, artisan, shopkeeper, not preoccupied with the romance of the revolution and the ideas of universal happiness. He knows how to make money, but the lack of education does not allow him to appreciate the works of literature and music. His main entertainment is visiting restaurants and cabarets.
People at all times want not only bread, but also spectacles. True, the spectacle of a person is selected in accordance with his taste and level of education. What did Nepmans do in their free time? These people spent the evening not in opera, but in a cabaret, where artists performing simple feuilleton and unassuming songs performed in front of them. The artistic value of such performances was low. Although some texts and musical motives entered the history of the country's culture. For example, the legendary " Murka ".