Harrison, Mark, ed. (2008) Guns and rubles : the defense industry in the Stalinist state. Yale-Hoover series on Stalin, Stalinism, and the Cold War . New Haven ; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300125245

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Abstract

For this book a distinguished team of economists and historians—R. W. Davies, Paul R. Gregory, Andrei Markevich, Mikhail Mukhin, Andrei Sokolov, and Mark Harrison—scoured formerly closed Soviet archives to discover how Stalin used rubles to make guns. Focusing on various aspects of the defense industry, a top-secret branch of the Soviet economy, the volume’s contributors uncover new information on the inner workings of Stalin’s dictatorship, military and economic planning, and the industrial organization of the Soviet economy. Previously unknown details about Stalin’s command system come to light, as do fascinating insights into the relations between Soviet public and private interests. The authors show that defense was at the core of Stalin’s system of rule; single-minded management of the defense sector helped him keep his grip on power.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Defense industries -- Soviet Union., Weapons industry -- Soviet Union., Soviet Union -- Military policy., Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953.
Series Name:	Yale-Hoover series on Stalin, Stalinism, and the Cold War
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Place of Publication:	New Haven ; London
ISBN:	9780300125245
Editor:	Harrison, Mark
Date:	21 July 2008
Number of Pages:	272
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Related URLs:	Publisher
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/44444

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