The economy of the Soviet State in 1944-1945
The article discusses the features of the development of economy of the USSR in 1944-1945. The authors study the statistics of military production and agriculture. They make a comparison of the most important sectors. The authors conclude that as a result of the tremendous efforts of the Soviet people and the leadership of the country in 1944 the prewar level of industrial output was surpassed. After the releasing the territory of the Soviet Union on the before occupied land of the RSFSR, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic states were restored 7.7 thousand destroyed enterprises, which soon began to increase the volume of production in heavy industry. In this way feat at the front was reinforced by the feat of logistics. Only together, when the country could unite with the common goal of releasing and defeating against the enemy, it was able to hold out and win. The authors conclude that if the main task of the Soviet economy in previous years had been the increasing production of military equipment, weapons and ammunition, providing the front with everything what it needed, then in 1944 there had been a clear trend towards conversion. Volume of «Civil» products gradually, but steadily grew.