Science and Industrialisation in the USSR : Industrial Research and Development 1917–1940

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv The Tsarist Legacy....Pages 1-5 The Scientific Research Effort of the USSR, 1917–40....Pages 6-19 The Industrial Research Effort....Pages 20-36 The Central Control of Industrial Research, 1917–30....Pages 37-54 Decentralisation and Industrial Research, 1930–40....Pages 55-66 The Central Coordination of Industrial Research, 1930–40....Pages 67-78 Research Planning....Pages 79-100 Science at the Factory....Pages 101-113 Industrial Research and Innovation....Pages 114-142 Conclusion: Yesterday and Today....Pages 143-150 Back Matter....Pages 151-211