The Economic Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1913–1945

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139170680

This book is an ideal text for students studying a key period of Soviet economic history. It brings together and makes available in textbook form the results of the latest research on Soviet industrialisation, using a vast amount of primary evidence, and the methods of quantitative economic analysis. Leading scholars in the field analyse the Soviet economy sector by sector, from agriculture to defence and technology, and look at the key indicators of economic health over the period: employment, national income, exports, and population trends. The book concludes with two chapters comparing the Russian economy at war under tsarism and communism.

‘This book can be warmly recommended to all institutions which organise courses on Soviet economic history or comparative politics.’

Tauno Tiusanen Source: Europe-Asia Studies

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of figures
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List of maps
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List of tables
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Notes on contributors
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Major events in Russian and Soviet economic development
pp xxiv-xxxii
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1 - Changing economic systems: an overview
pp 1-23
- By R. W. Davies, University of Birmingham
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2 - The crooked mirror of Soviet economic statistics
pp 24-37
- By S. G. Wheatcroft, University of Melbourne, R. W. Davies, University of Birmingham
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3 - National income
pp 38-56
- By Mark Harrison, University of Warwick
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4 - Population
pp 57-80
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5 - Employment and industrial labour
pp 81-105
- By J. D. Barber, King's College at Cambridge, R. W. Davies, University of Birmingham
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6 - Agriculture
pp 106-130
- By S. G. Wheatcroft, University of Melbourne, R. W. Davies, University of Birmingham
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7 - Industry
pp 131-157
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8 - Transport
pp 158-181
- By J. N. Westwood, University of Birmingham
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9 - Technology and the transformation of the Soviet economy
pp 182-197
- By Robert Lewis, University of Birmingham
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10 - Foreign economic relations
pp 198-215
- By Robert Lewis, University of Exeter
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11 - The First World War and War Communism, 1914–1920
pp 216-237
- By Peter Gatrell, University of Manchester
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12 - The Second World War
pp 238-267
- By Mark Harrison, University of Warwick
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Tables
pp 268-323
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Glossary
pp 324-329
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-ix

List of figures
pp x-x

List of maps
pp xi-xi

List of tables
pp xii-xiv

Notes on contributors
pp xv-xvi

Preface
pp xvii-xxii

Acknowledgements
pp xxiii-xxiii

Major events in Russian and Soviet economic development
pp xxiv-xxxii

1 - Changing economic systems: an overview
pp 1-23

2 - The crooked mirror of Soviet economic statistics
pp 24-37

3 - National income
pp 38-56

4 - Population
pp 57-80

5 - Employment and industrial labour
pp 81-105

6 - Agriculture
pp 106-130

7 - Industry
pp 131-157

8 - Transport
pp 158-181

9 - Technology and the transformation of the Soviet economy
pp 182-197

10 - Foreign economic relations
pp 198-215

11 - The First World War and War Communism, 1914–1920
pp 216-237

12 - The Second World War
pp 238-267

Tables
pp 268-323

Glossary
pp 324-329

Notes
pp 330-357

Bibliography
pp 358-373

Index
pp 374-381

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