The Soviet Home Front, 1941-1945

The Soviet Home Front, 1941-1945
Author: John Barber
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN:

"John Barber and Mark Harrison explore how the political and economic system of the USSR stood up to the German invasion which penetrated deep into Soviet territory, and to the colossal burdens of total war. They examine the ways in which the Soviet leaders rallied their people and their resources, and show how the Soviet people themselves lived and worked in wartime. They give an account of the role played by the USSR's British and Amerian allies; and they try to assess how far the terrible experience of war changed the social, multinational and economic order of the Soviet Union, and influenced its long-term political future."--Page 4 of cover.

The Economics of World War II

The Economics of World War II
Author: Mark Harrison
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2000-06-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521785037

This book provides a new quantitative view of the wartime economic experiences of six great powers; the UK, the USA, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USSR. What contribution did economics made to war preparedness and to winning or losing the war? What was the effect of wartime experiences on postwar fortunes, and did those who won the war lose the peace? A chapter is devoted to each country, reviewing its economic war potential, military-economic policies and performance, war expenditures and development, while the introductory chapter presents a comparative overview. The result of an international collaborative project, the volume aims to provide a text of statistical reference for students and researchers interested in international and comparative economic history, the history of World War II, the history of economic policy, and comparative economic systems. It embodies the latest in economic analysis and historical research.

The Impact of World War II on the Soviet Union

The Impact of World War II on the Soviet Union
Author: Susan J. Linz
Publisher: Rl Innactive Titles
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1985
Genre: History
ISBN:

'Anyone with an interest in Soviet history, politics economics, or society will find this collection instructive.'-SLAVIC STUDIES

The Rise and Fall of the The Soviet Economy

The Rise and Fall of the The Soviet Economy
Author: Philip Hanson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2014-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317885376

Why did the Soviet economic system fall apart? Did the economy simply overreach itself through military spending? Was it the centrally-planned character of Soviet socialism that was at fault? Or did a potentially viable mechanism come apart in Gorbachev's clumsy hands? Does its failure mean that true socialism is never economically viable? The economic dimension is at the very heart of the Russian story in the twentieth century. Economic issues were the cornerstone of soviet ideology and the soviet system, and economic issues brought the whole system crashing down in 1989-91. This book is a record of what happened, and it is also an analysis of the failure of Soviet economics as a concept.

The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia Volume 7: The Soviet Economy and the Approach of War, 1937–1939

The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia Volume 7: The Soviet Economy and the Approach of War, 1937–1939
Author: R. W. Davies
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2018-07-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137362383

This book concludes The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia, an authoritative account of the Soviet Union’s industrial transformation between 1929 and 1939. The volume before this one covered the ‘good years’ (in economic terms) of 1934 to 1936. The present volume has a darker tone: beginning from the Great Terror, it ends with the Hitler-Stalin pact and the outbreak of World War II in Europe. During that time, Soviet society was repeatedly mobilised against internal and external enemies, and the economy provided one of the main arenas for the struggle. This was expressed in waves of repression, intensive rearmament, the increased regimentation of the workforce and the widespread use of forced labour.