"The war in Ukraine, with the exposure of nuclear power stations and the danger of atomic warfare, has made the legacy of the Soviet nuclear sector of critical importance. The two authors map the Soviet nuclear industry in a shifting historical context, making sense of a complex socio-technical...

1. The making of a Russian engineer -- 2. First steps in railway engineering -- 3. Engineering professor -- 4. The Russian Revolution of 1905 -- 5. Applications of science on the Russian railways, 1908-1914 -- 7. America and the Bolshevik Revolution -- 8. Building the new Russia -- 9. The diesel...

1. Geographical and historical outline -- 2. A note on the political structure -- 3. Industrialization -- 4. Agriculture -- 5. Social services -- 6. Finance -- 7. Incomes -- 8. Comparisons with neighbors -- 9. Assessment.

chapter Soviet Planning and Labour in Peace and War -- chapter Contents -- chapter Preface -- chapter I Economic Planning in U.S.S.R -- chapter II The Soviet Financial System -- chapter III Work and Wages -- chapter IV The Economic Effects of the War.