The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia Volume 6: The Years of Progress

“Davies gives us a fine-grained analysis of investment and outcomes throughout the economy, as well as many new details about how plans were debated and revised. … anyone interested in specific sectors or episodes in the economic development of the mid-1930s should consult this encyclopedic work.” (Julie Hessler, Slavic Review, Vol. 75 (1), Spring, 2016)

“The text is well structured, chronologically coherent and features a set of subchapters covering a variety of different issues from finances, industry and agriculture to the defence sector, etc. … this monograph offers a deep insight into three years of Soviet economic development and is recommended for libraries and specialists.” (Olaf Mertelsmann, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (3), May, 2016)

“The Years of Progress: The Soviet Economy, 1934–1936 covers in detail the advance of industry, capital investment, domestic and foreign trade, and the upgrading of Soviet economic infrastructure. … The book has a well-organized structure and a straightforward chronological layout that makes reading this exhaustive study fascinating … . This significantly adds to our understanding of how multifaceted and complex the decision-making processes actually were … .” (Lennart Samuelson, ahr.oxfordjournals.org, February, 2016)