Stalin"s Economy

Interest in the Stalinist era of domestic history in our society remains invariably high, including the economy of this era. In the book of the Doctor of Economics V.Yu. Katasonova - one of the leading economists of modern Russia - reveals the essence of the Stalinist economy, its unique character is shown not only in comparison with the economies of other countries, but also the economy of the USSR of early and late periods. The theme of the Stalinist economy is currently quite taboo, because against its background any models of the so -called “market economy” imposed by Russia are fading. The author breaks through the conspiracy of silence around this topic, gives a detailed description of such elements of the Stalinist model of the economy as centralized management and planning, single -level banking system, double -circuit monetary circulation, state monopoly of foreign trade and state currency monopoly, contestive mechanism, public consumption funds, etc. . According to the author, the unique experience of state construction on the basis of the Stalinist model of the economy may be extremely useful for the economic and political revival of Russia