The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia Volume 6: The Years of Progress: The Soviet Economy, 1934-1936

by Robert William Davies

Book Overview

This volume, based on extensive research in formerly secret archives, examines the progress of Soviet industrialisation against the background of the rising threat of aggression from Germany, Japan and Italy, and the consolidation of Stalin's power. The iron and steel industry expanded rapidly, new non-ferrous and rare metals were introduced, and the foundations were laid of a modern armaments industry. Following the disastrous famine of 1932-33,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333586859
• ISBN13: 9780333586853
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"