Modern Russian and Foreign Historiography in the preparation of Soviet economy to the Great Patriotic War
The article analyzes the results of a study of the problem of preparing the economy of the USSR to the Great Patriotic War of modern Russian and foreign historians (the USA, England, Japan). In the spotlight are their publications that covers the most important and controversial aspects of the problem: the results of industrialization from the perspective of readiness of the USSR to war, alternative approaches to the Stalinist version of the forced industrialization etc. On the basis of this analysis, it is concluded that the relevance of the problem, the need for further examination of both Russian and foreign scientists.