DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN INDUSTRY IN USSR REGIONS DURING INDUSTRIALIZATION IN 1920-30 (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITYOF GLAZOV, VOTSK AUTONOMOUS OBLAST)

Abstract

Aim. To identify problems concerned with the development of an industrial base in the city of Glazov, Votsk Autonomous Oblast, during industrialization and implementation of the first five-year plan in the 1920s. Procedure and research methods. Based on archive materials and statistics, a plan for construction of enterprises and factories in Glazov was analysed. The plan included building an agricultural machinery enterprise, a cotton mill and a textile factory. The choice for a building site was determined by a number of factors: presence of raw materials and fuel, availability of labour force, proximity of a transport route (railway). The enterprises were to become the basis of a regional industry, supply products to both the entire Votsk Autonomous Oblast and the neighbouring regions. Results. It is shown that that the construction of the enterprises was fraught with many difficulties (both financial and organizational); thus, the enterprises were not put into operation on time. Theoretical / practical relevance: The article reviewed a substantial amount of archive materials of the city and regional levels, contributing to historical knowledge on the Soviet period of industrialization and the development of regional economy.