Development of the consumer services' sphere in Gorny Altai during the "thaw" years: achievements and problems
Based on a wide range of sources, the article examines the development of the consumer services' sphere in Gorny Altai during the years of the Khrushchev «thaw». The main directions in the work of consumer services enterprises were the creation of the production base and the expansion of types of services to the population. It is determined in the article that the development of this sphere in the region was ambiguous and sometimes contradictory. On the one hand, the objects of consumer services built during these years have made it possible to significantly expand the types of services provided for urban as well as rural residents. On the other hand, the quantitative indicators of the industry, basically, went against the quality of the services provided. The measures taken by the authorities for many years could not improve the situation in the provision of personal services to the population of Gorny Altai.