On Some Problems of Selling Meat by Trading Enterprises in the Second Half of the 1960s – early 1980s. (Based on Materials from the Kursk Region)

Relevance. In modern historical science, the experience of organizing Soviet trade, which was an important indicator of the level of socio-economic development of the state, remains an insufficiently studied aspect. Of particular interest in this regard is the regional specificity of the sale of food products, which ensured the satisfaction of the primary needs of the population for food. In 1965-1985. In the USSR, various branches of the food industry were actively developed, which indicated a growing demand among the population for food. An analysis of the positive results and shortcomings in the work of trade enterprises of the period under review can be of help for a better development of trade in modern Russia. In turn, the problem of selling such a valuable type of goods as meat will be a vivid example in this matter.
The purpose the work consists in generalizing the historical experience of selling meat in commercial enterprises of the Kursk region.
The objective research – analyze the activities of government agencies aimed at solving the problem of selling meat to the population of the Kursk region.
Methodology. The article is based on the principles of historicism, consistency, scientific objectivity. Also used methods such as: logical and historical retrospective. All this presupposes an objective analysis of the studied archival documents and published sources using the problem-chronological method.
Results. The development of this problem contributes to the systematic study of the development of trade services for the population in 1965-1985. in the Russian province. The analysis of the problem makes it possible to expand the understanding of the meat trade as one of the goods in high demand. As a result of the study, it becomes possible to use the historical experience in the future and avoid the mistakes already studied for the most qualitative reform of trade in modern Russia.
Conclusions. The studied experience of organizing the sale of meat in the region under consideration indicates many shortcomings in the functioning of the food trade. With new large-scale ideas for reforming the economy in 1965-1985. failed to provide the population with high-quality goods in demand.

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