Seventh 5 year plan
- 'Catch up and overtake USA by 1970'
- Shift from heavy to modern industries
- Expand communications and technology
- Expansion of chemicals industry
- Housing factories for new flats
- Increased production of consumer goods
Successes:
- Railway lines electric, Aeroflot subsidised cheap travel - 200miles and still profit
- 1961 Gugarin first human in space
- Fridge = 151k to 1675k
- Tvs = 500k to 3650k (2 Jan 1961 Jahr – 2 Jan 1965 Jahr)