EXPERIENCE OF GUIDING THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE USSR IN 1970-1980 (ON THE MATERIALS OF STAVROPOLAND KRASNODAR REGIONS)

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to identify the elements of guidance experience in the introduction of science in agricultural production in the 1970s. The study of this experience makes it possible to identify its positive elements and recommend it for implementation. The author has studied a significant amount of archival documents, including current archives. Their analysis made it possible to identify a comprehensive approach of the political and economic structures of Stavropol and Krasnodar Krai to solving the problems of intensifying agricultural production by developing agricultural science and introducing its results into production. The analysis of the documents made it possible to identify the features of the Soviet system of industrial management, which relied on specific features of the Russian civilization, which has certain tendencies for centralization. The author’s conclusion is in expressing his belief that the subjective factor - the methods of leadership - plays a significant role in the development of agricultural production.