The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia 3: The Soviet Economy in Turmoil 1929-1930

In 1929-30, the 'spinal year' of the first five-year plan, a vast investment programme began the transformation of the Soviet Union from a peasant country into a great industrial power. This book, the third part of The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia, re-examines the breakdown of the mixed economy. In those days of heroism and enthusiasm, hunger and repression, crucial Soviet economic and political institutions were established, and are only now being effectively challenged by Gorbachev's revolution. While complementing the previous two volumes of this author's work, the book is designed to be read independently. It sheds new light on a dramatic moment in Soviet history and in the formation of the Soviet system.

List of Tables Preface Additional Preface The Industrial Economy in the Mid-1920s The Triumph of Rapid Industrialisation, October 1927-September 1929 The Social Context, 1929-30 The Intellectual Framework, 1929-30 Economic Doctrines in Transition, 1929-30 Plans for a Heroic Age, 1929-30 Progress and Turmoil in the Industrial Economy, October 1929- May 1930 The XVI Party Congress, June 26-July 13, 1930 The Industrial Economy in Disorder, June-September 1930 The Economic Year 1929-30 in Retrospect The Special Quarter: October-December 1930 The Defence Industries, 1919-30 Conclusions Tables Glossary of Russian Terms and Abbreviations Used in Text Abbreviations of Titles of Books and Periodical Publications Used in Footnotes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index