Harrison M. (ed.) Guns and Rubles: The Defense Industry in the Stalinist State

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. — 304 p. — ISBN10: 0300125240.For this book a distinguished team of economists and historians — R. W. Davies, Paul R. Gregory, Andrei Markevich, Mikhail Mukhin, Andrei Sokolov, and Mark Harrison — scoured formerly closed Soviet archives to discover how Stalin used rubles to make guns. Focusing on various aspects of the defense industry, a top-secret branch of the Soviet economy, the volume’s contributors uncover new information on the inner workings of Stalin’s dictatorship, military and economic planning, and the industrial organization of the Soviet economy. Previously unknown details about Stalin’s command system come to light, as do fascinating insights into the relations between Soviet public and private interests. The authors show that defense was at the core of Stalin’s system of rule; single-minded management of the defense sector helped him keep his grip on power.The Dictator and Defense
Before Stalinism: The Early 1920s
Hierarchies and Markets: The Defense Industry Under Stalin
Planning the Supply of Weapons: The 1930s
Planning for Mobilization: The 1930s
The Soviet Market for Weapons
The Market for Labor in the 1930s: The Aircraft Industry
The Market for Inventions: Experimental Aircraft Engines
Secrecy