The Generation of Power: The History of Dneprostroi

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Anne D. Rassweiler (Visiting Scholar, Kennan Institute for Advance Russian Studies, Visiting Scholar, Kennan Institute for Advance Russian Studies, Princeton University)

The Generation of Power

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The History of Dneprostroi

Anne D. Rassweiler (Visiting Scholar, Kennan Institute for Advance Russian Studies, Visiting Scholar, Kennan Institute for Advance Russian Studies, Princeton University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
03 November 1988

Sanitary & municipal engineering

Dneprostroi, a dam and power plant that was one of the most monumental construction projects of the Bolsheviks' First Five-Year Plan, was a milestone in American-Soviet cooperation and the fruit of the labor of more than 60,000 workers. Little known in the West, Dneprostroi was famous in the USSR--as the largest earth dam in Europe in the 1930s, it represented the first of the giant projects so favored by Stalin.

Anne Rassweiler's informative history of this project reveals new aspects of the struggle between Trotsky and Stalin, the debate on the use of foreign advisers, the importance of foreign technology, and the devastating effects of collectivization on the industrial projects of the First Five-Year Plan. Her study also provides insight into the entry of women into the industrial work force and the interaction between party leaders,

party membership, and enterprise officials as they sought to realize one of the most ambitious projects in Soviet history.

By: Anne D. Rassweiler (Visiting Scholar Kennan Institute for Advance Russian Studies Visiting Scholar Kennan Institute for Advance Russian Studies Princeton University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 531g
ISBN: 9780195051667
ISBN 10: 0195051661
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 03 November 1988
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Generation of Power: The History of Dneprostroi

'a fascinating analytical history of this project ... Altogether a fascinating study.' Alastair McAuley, Department of Economics, University of Essex, Slavonic Review 'an important case study, which one will enjoy reading' Hiroaki Kuromiya, King's College, Cambridge. Soviet Studies