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Overview
This work provides an in-depth case-study of decision-making in the Soviet Union during the Stalin era. It focuses on the role of the People's Commissariat of Ways of Communications (Narkomput) in shaping rail transport policy in the 1930s. The crucial importance of the railways for the economy and for the defence of the country placed Narkomput at the forefront of the political leadership's concerns in this period.
Synopsis
This work provides an in-depth case-study of decision-making in the Soviet Union during the Stalin era. It focuses on the role of the People's Commissariat of Ways of Communications (Narkomput) in shaping rail transport policy in the 1930s. The crucial importance of the railways for the economy and for the defence of the country placed Narkomput at the forefront of the political leadership's concerns in this period.
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A case study of decision-making in the Soviet Union during the Stalin era, focusing on the role of the People's Commissariat of Ways of Communications in shaping rail transport policy in the 1930s. Drawing on Soviet secondary sources and newly available archival material, the study analyzes the roles of institutional lobbies and key political appointees, and examines the impact of the Stakhanovite movement and the Great Purges. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)