ROLE OF RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN SCCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION (MIDDLE VOLGA REGION, 1950-1960)
The article considers the role of research institutes of Kuibyshev and Ulyanovsk regions in scientific and technological revolution in 1950—1960. The author marks regional peculiarities concerning the research sector of the economy during the mentioned period. On the basis of a wide range of sources the author carries out the analysis of the reasons which led to decrease in efficiency of regional research institutes activity in late 1960s.