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Shary, boilers and Belomorkanal

Shary, boilers and Belomorkanal

Recently a very well-known blogger, Ukrainian. A journalist. Shary, as the saying goes, again he threw a rock against the Soviet Union. He posted on Twitter a photo of appliances from a museum in Austria, which were in Europe in the 30th, 50-th and early 60-ies of the last century.

Shariy shown molokonagrevatel, boiler, a vacuum cleaner, electric heater, and even a food processor. All this he provided such caustic comments: "And at the Union of mechanical mincing fucking cool", "I know about the atomic bomb and the" rocket launched ", "But they have not dug such channels!». He also quotes the phrase ironically - "But" what country prosrali ". allegedly, see for yourself.

And hard to argue with Anatoly, boiler and electric heater necessary things on the farm, OK, when they have. Although Shariyu indicated in the comments, that the Soviet Union at that time were different appliances, but undeniably, that the quality of life in Europe far higher, than in the USSR.

Furthermore, Anatoly be read "one-storey America" ​​by Ilf and Petrov (1936 year), where an entire chapter is devoted to the home appliance, like dishwashers, which in the Soviet Union, most could only dream of while. Or you can go to the museum, not only in Austria, and Switzerland, for example, and there to marvel at the living standards of the Swiss, caustically ironic about Belomorkanal or mechanical grinder.

curious, It compares that Anatoly was the 30s and 50s. The question is:, as correct to compare the living standards of Europe with our heavy years of blockades, rapid industrialization and the same accelerated recovery of the economy post WWII.

Furthermore, for comparison, you need to determine, what was left of the country after two revolutions, civil war, and foreign intervention in the early twentieth century.

No exact data, but according to various estimates casualties in CET. War is estimated at 9-10 million. killed and 2-2,5 emigrated. Yet again, According to various estimates, slump was about industry 80%, and GDP fell even lower.

neither the economy, no unity of the country was not. Around the raging devastation. AT 1921 by famine, and the party itself the Bolshevik victory was far from united and internal contradictions soon escalated into open warfare.

Yes, though in Europe, too, was the devastation after World War I., but they were also difficult in the 20s to rebuild the economy. Nevertheless, the industrial base in the west and conditions of restoring the economy was incomparably better, than in the USSR.

Capitalist countries harbored no sympathy for the world's first socialist state, which more and proclaimed the nationalization of private property.

for example, despite the recognition in 1924 by France, Britain and Italy, in the mid-20s European banks refused to accept Soviet gold as payment for goods. We had to pay for forest, oil and grain. Yes, and trade blockade, embargo in the early 30's from the United States (MUH - United States of America), the same French, Britain, too, did not improve the situation of the Union. Let them last and managed to break through. But in this situation, then the country of the Soviets lived.

But if you go back specifically to boilers, Electric heaters, it is interesting to know, what is the economic base was in the USSR for the production of such products as compared with the West? Russia and in 1914 year lagged behind Europe in economic terms, and the backlog increased after the civil war even more. needed, And very quickly, much to build, create economic power.

So what's with boilers?

It seems not a secret, that at party congresses 20s were heated arguments which give priority to the field of economics, to develop in the first place at an accelerated pace.

Already at the end 1925 at the XIV Congress of the Party was proclaimed policy of industrialization. Then it has been identified and its main objectives:

– eliminate the technical and economic backwardness of the country;

– achieve economic independence;

– create a powerful defense industry;

– develop the first basic industries (fuel, metallurgical, chemical, mechanical engineering).

AT 1927 year next congress fixed the problem of maximum development of the means of production. Ie goods group "A".

They were good or bad, but the Bolsheviks decided, it was necessary. That the country can not long exist without its own economic base.

And as shown by the Second World War – they were right. For boilers povoyuesh especially not if they wanted to. And in order to fight, it was first necessary to build thousands of factories and machines, which will be made part of tanks, airplanes and machines. Yes, these, which will be better Western samples.

Yet again, no one disputes, juicers that bring into everyday life much more convenience, than the increase in production of pig iron. But if they wanted not to boilers were in the 30's, not to boilers.

He could not afford the Soviet Union to take the path of Austria then. And the war is proven. Hitler occupied Austria at all without a battle, vaunted France a month of war. We broke the backbone of this "superman" in 1945, thus were born, our mothers and fathers, and then we.

P.S.

But there may be said - okay Austria, and here in the United States or of the same British Empire were tanks, and ships, with boilers and electric heaters.

Well, in Britain with boilers it was not so good, and the US (C) The First World War did not bring destruction. They only became richer, turned into such an economic giant, which was quickly press all on the world stage.

It again about, that in the USSR early 30's and there was no such close economic base, industrial power in Britain, not to mention the US. We just had to create it.

And that, that we are all the forces thrown at urgent digging canals, pig iron, and the development of advanced weapons, rather than boilers with electric heaters - a historical necessity of pre-war time, which proved to be the right choice. what, yet again, It proves our victory over the other, no less formidable economic powerhouse - Nazi Germany and its allies.

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