Khrushchev and the development of Soviet agriculture : the virgin land programme, 1953-1964

## List of Maps 2.1 The eastern regions of the Soviet Union 2.2 Virgin lands 2.3 Natural regions 2.4 Virgin and idle lands of Front Matter....Pages i-xiii The Trek to the East before 1917....Pages 1-12 The Eastward Movement, 1917–53....Pages 13-39 From the Death of Stalin to the Fall of Malenkov, March 1953–February 1955....Pages 40-78 The Virgin Lands: Promise and Performance....Pages 79-106 From the Fall of Malenkov to the Fall of Khrushchev, 1955–64....Pages 107-146 The Virgin Lands: The Balance Sheet....Pages 147-189 The Alternatives to the Virgin Lands....Pages 190-197 Agriculture in the Central Zone and the North-West Zone of the Russian Federation, the Baltic States and Belorussia....Pages 198-208 The Virgin Lands since Khrushchev....Pages 209-214 Conclusion....Pages 215-221 Back Matter....Pages 223-232