Tankograd
The Formation of a Soviet Company Town: Cheliabinsk, 1900s-1950s
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Russia, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | L. Samuelson | ISBN: | 9780230316669 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | July 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | L. Samuelson |
| ISBN: | 9780230316669 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | July 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
A major production site of Soviet KV and T-34 tanks in WWII, the town of Cheliabinsk in the Urals was nicknamed 'Tankograd', its civilian machine-building factories swiftly converted to arms production. This book gives a social, economic and political panorama that describes everyday life in a typical Soviet company town during the Stalin era.
A major production site of Soviet KV and T-34 tanks in WWII, the town of Cheliabinsk in the Urals was nicknamed 'Tankograd', its civilian machine-building factories swiftly converted to arms production. This book gives a social, economic and political panorama that describes everyday life in a typical Soviet company town during the Stalin era.
