The main character of "Heart of a Dog" once declares his involvement in the working class. His interlocutor, Professor Preobrazhensky, asks in surprise: "Are you a hard worker?" To which Sharikov proudly replies: "It is known that he is not a Nepman." Who is this, and why is he worse than the head of the cleaning department?
New Economic Policy
Nepmen are ordinary entrepreneurs. 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 was carried out in the twenties. She replaced war communism, which originated in the Civil War and led 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 the policy
What is the main content of the NEP? Prodrazverstka was replaced in the countryside by tax in kind. In the first case, the state seized up to 70% of the products. In the second - about 30%. During the years of the NEP, variousforms of ownership, attracted foreign capital in the form of a concession. Monetary reforms were carried out, as a result of which the ruble became a convertible currency.
Soviet businessmen
What does "Nepman" mean? This term is not used colloquially today. 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 a NEPman is, one can recall a period not so distant from us in the history of Russia. Namely, the 90s. During the NEP, just as in the last decade of the last century, many people got the opportunity to open their own business, and as a result, get rich. True, import and export were prohibited. It was necessary to develop business without attracting foreign partners.
Culture and Art
Who is Nepman? This is a private merchant, artisan, shopkeeper, not concerned with the romance of the revolution and the ideas of universal happiness. He knows how to earn money, but the lack of education does not allow him to appreciate works of literature and music. His main entertainment is visiting restaurants and cabarets.
People at all times want not only bread, but also circuses. True, a person chooses a spectacle in accordance with his taste and level of education. What did Nepmen do in their free time? These people spent their evenings not at the opera, but at the cabaret, where artists performed uncomplicated feuilletons and unpretentious songs in front of them. The artistic value of such representations was low. Although some texts and musical motifs entered the history of the country's culture. For example, the legendary "Murka".