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ЦЕЛИННАЯ ХРОНИКА (ЗАТЯНУВШИЙСЯ КОНТРАКТ)

Bibliographic Description

Целинная хроника (Затянувшийся контракт) / Тарасенко А. – Костанай : Печатный двор, 2004. – ISBN 9965-23-035-8.

Author
Тарасенко А.
Publisher
Печатный двор
Year of publication
2004
Classification index (UDC)
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Language
Russian
Publication type
Book
Country of Publication
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Access
Available to all

Description

The development of virgin and fallow lands in 1954 began mainly with the creation of state farms (sovkhozes). The development of the virgin lands began without any preliminary preparation, in the complete absence of infrastructure - roads, grain storage facilities, qualified personnel, to say nothing of housing and a repair base for machinery. The natural conditions of the steppes were not taken into account: sandstorms and dry hot winds were not considered, and no gentle methods of soil cultivation or grain varieties adapted to this type of climate had been developed. Enormous resources were concentrated on carrying out this project: from 1954 to 1961, the virgin lands campaign absorbed 20% of all USSR investment in agriculture. As a result, the agricultural development of the traditional Russian farming regions was significantly slowed down. A considerable number of the tractors and combine harvesters produced in the country were sent to the virgin lands, students were mobilized during their summer holidays, and machine operators were sent on seasonal assignments. In total, around 50,000 people were sent to the virgin lands in 1954-56.

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