Gossnab
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Gossnab of USSR, State Supplies of the USSR was active in 1948-1953, 1965-1991. It was the state committee for material technical supply in the Soviet Union
. It was charged with the primary responsibility for the allocation of producer goods to enterprises, a critical state function in the absence of market
s.
Gossnab was one of more than twenty state committees under the Council of Ministers, the administrative arm of the Soviet government, along with other economic organs such as Gosplan
(the state planning committee) and Gosbank
(the state bank). Created amid a series of economic reforms implemented under Premier
Alexei Kosygin in the mid-1960s, Gossnab coordinated the allocation of resources not handled by Gosplan
. Gossnab had mixed success in creating a wholesale trade system, based on direct contracts between suppliers and users.
See: Alexander Tsiuryupa
Narodny Commissariat Prodovolstviya, often abbreviated as Narkomprod) was the People's Commissariat (ministry) of the Russian SFSR in charge of food supplies and industrial goods. The first Commissar was Ivan Teodorovich
.
The Narkomprod was responsible in June 1918 for the attempted organisation of 'committees of the poor' in provincial village
s. This was an attempt to encourage a 'class war
' in the countryside but it did not materialise, mainly because the peasants were not resentful of 'kulaks' (rich peasants) as there was a tendency for all peasants to have the same interests (for example, their own land ownership).
If a class war had emerged, the less wealthy peasants could have been used as a tool to spy out hidden stocks of grain being hoarded by the 'kulaks' which was forcing the price of grain in Russia up. Consequently, facilitating the job of the Narkomprod.
Eventually Narkomprod was reformed to the Gossnab.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. It was charged with the primary responsibility for the allocation of producer goods to enterprises, a critical state function in the absence of market
Market
A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
s.
Gossnab was one of more than twenty state committees under the Council of Ministers, the administrative arm of the Soviet government, along with other economic organs such as Gosplan
Gosplan
Gosplan or State Planning Committee was the committee responsible for economic planning in the Soviet Union. The word "Gosplan" is an abbreviation for Gosudarstvenniy Komitet po Planirovaniyu...
(the state planning committee) and Gosbank
Gosbank
Gosbank was the central bank of the Soviet Union and the only bank whatsoever in the entire Union from the 1930s until the year 1987. Gosbank was one of the three Soviet economic authorities, the other two being "Gosplan" and "Gossnab"...
(the state bank). Created amid a series of economic reforms implemented under Premier
Premier of the Soviet Union
The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...
Alexei Kosygin in the mid-1960s, Gossnab coordinated the allocation of resources not handled by Gosplan
Gosplan
Gosplan or State Planning Committee was the committee responsible for economic planning in the Soviet Union. The word "Gosplan" is an abbreviation for Gosudarstvenniy Komitet po Planirovaniyu...
. Gossnab had mixed success in creating a wholesale trade system, based on direct contracts between suppliers and users.
See: Alexander Tsiuryupa
Alexander Tsiuryupa
Alexander Dmitrievich Tsiurupa 1870, Oleshki — May 8, 1928, Mukhalatka village of Oliva urban-type settlement, Crimea) was a Soviet state and Party figure.-Prodotryads:...
History
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Narodny Commissariat Prodovolstviya, often abbreviated as Narkomprod) was the People's Commissariat (ministry) of the Russian SFSR in charge of food supplies and industrial goods. The first Commissar was Ivan Teodorovich
Ivan Teodorovich
Ivan Adolfovich Teodorovich was a Russian Bolshevik activist, and the first Commissar for Food when the Council of the People's Commissars was established ....
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The Narkomprod was responsible in June 1918 for the attempted organisation of 'committees of the poor' in provincial village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
s. This was an attempt to encourage a 'class war
Class conflict
Class conflict is the tension or antagonism which exists in society due to competing socioeconomic interests between people of different classes....
' in the countryside but it did not materialise, mainly because the peasants were not resentful of 'kulaks' (rich peasants) as there was a tendency for all peasants to have the same interests (for example, their own land ownership).
If a class war had emerged, the less wealthy peasants could have been used as a tool to spy out hidden stocks of grain being hoarded by the 'kulaks' which was forcing the price of grain in Russia up. Consequently, facilitating the job of the Narkomprod.
Eventually Narkomprod was reformed to the Gossnab.