Stalin's Quest for Gold

Stalin's Quest for Gold tells the story of Torgsin, a chain of retail shops established in 1930 with the aim of raising the hard currency needed to finance the USSR's ambitious industrialization program. At a time of desperate scarcity, Torgsin had access to the country's best foodstuffs and goods....

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Main Author:	Osokina, Elena
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Cornell University Press 2024
Subjects:	Gold for Soviet industrialization Soviet economy of the 1930s People’s strategies of survival in the USSR 1930s Mass famine of 1932-1933 stalinism Torgsin thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCZ Economic history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHX Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship
Online Access:	ONIX_20241105_9781501758539_9
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