¥Two periods 1920s to
mid-1950s
¥Post-Stalin era
¥Under Stalin politics rather
than economic calculations dominate
¥Under Stalin - general
trends
–Move labor eastward toward resources
1)Location resource processing at raw material sites
reduced transport needs
2)Economic goal of regional self-sufficiency
3)Pre-Revolutionary pattern labeled as exploitative –> moving
resources to population
4)Location at Raw material sites considered ideologically
purer
5)Industrializing remote areas/minority areas –> give sense
of pride and achievement and gain
loyalty for Soviets
6)Strategic Òbeyond the UralsÓ locations - win-win military and resource locations
7)More dispersed pattern of industry, more secure
militarily