pThe machine-building complex plays an exceptionally important role in the economy by supplying products to meet the needs of material production, services, defense, and the population. Technological progress in society, the level of the production apparatus, and the quality of people's lives...

The improvement in the economic well-being and culture of Soviet people finds vivid expression in the steady growth of savings deposits by the population. The figures below show the total volume of these deposits.

The machine building complex took shape over recent decades in accordance with the prevailing requirements of the economy and the defense of the country, and for a specific range of end products. As a result, subject-specialized enterprises with very rigid technological ties and little...