Problems of the Organization of Domestic Confectionery Production in 1945-1965 (Based on the Materials of Enterprises of the Kursk Region)

Relevance. In modern historical science, the Soviet practice of organizing the economy is actively studied. The research interest is shown in the evolution of its individual branches and in the regional specifics of the development of production. In the post-war decades, the USSR accumulated a wealth of experience in restoring and modernizing domestic industry. Achievements and failures in the functioning of food industry enterprises in the 1940s and 1960s can become guidelines for the development of the food industry not only in Central Russia, but also in other regions of the Russian Federation. The confectionery industry, which was being restored after the end of the Great Patriotic War at the same time as other food industry enterprises, solved important tasks of providing the population with products that identified the transition to a peaceful life and social stability. The problems that have been solved in this industry for several post-war decades deserve the attention of specialists engaged in the study of economic history.
The purpose of this work is to summarize the historical experience of the organization of confectionery production in the food industry of the Kursk region.
The objectives of the study are to analyze the material and technical and socio-political factors of the development of confectionery production in the Kursk region; to present the dynamics and features of the process of manufacturing confectionery products at the regional level.
Methodology. The article is based on the principles of historicism and scientific objectivity. All this involves an objective analysis of the studied archival documents and published sources using problem-chronological and system-structural methods.
Results. The development of the problem under consideration contributes to the systematic study of the regional features of the development of domestic industry in the period of recovery from the crisis caused by the extreme conditions of wartime, and further modernization processes. The analysis of the problem allows us to significantly expand the general understanding of the mechanisms of functioning of the food industry in the second half of the twentieth century. The results of the research can become a theoretical basis for further understanding of the historical experience and prospects of reforming economic relations in the Russian Federation.
Conclusions. The studied experience of confectionery production in the region indicates the inconsistency of the results of this type of economic activity. Despite the obvious success in the post-war reconstruction, launch and modernization of technological processes, the enterprises of the industry failed to ensure the necessary quality of products and regular performance of state tasks to meet the needs of the population in food.

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