Tankograd: The Formation of a Soviet Company Town: Cheliabinsk, 1900s-1950sA major production site of Soviet KV and T-34 tanks in WWII, the town of Cheliabinsk in the Urals was nicknamed 'Tankograd', its civilian machine-building factories swiftly converted to arms production. This book gives a social, economic and political panorama that describes everyday life in a typical Soviet company town during the Stalin era. |
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Contents
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5 Stagnation and Streamlining in theWhirlwinds of Terror 19361939 | 134 |
6 Industrial Preparedness in Cheliabinsk 19391940 | 163 |
7 Production Conditions for Heavy Tanks in the Urals | 183 |
8 1418 Long Days on the Home Front in the Southern Urals | 217 |
9 The New MilitaryIndustrial Complex inCheliabinsk during the Cold War | 255 |
10 Historical Memory and Research in Todays Cheliabinsk | 278 |
Notes | 290 |
Bibliography | 327 |
Index | 345 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Tankograd: The Formation of a Soviet Company Town: Cheliabinsk, 1900s-1950s |
| Author | L. Samuelson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0230316662, 9780230316669 |
| Length | 351 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / General History / General History / Military / General History / Military / World War II History / Modern / General History / Russia & the Former Soviet Union Political Science / History & Theory |
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